if an array contains a specific value, then return the full 'content' of the value

Question

The idea is this..

var myArray = ['Apple juice','Banana Milkshake','Some Treat'];
function search(search_term){
if(myArray.indexOf(search_term) != -1){
     return ..... //this is what i want to do.
};

// code is run as.
search("Apple");

My thought is when i call the search() function and it finds a value, it should return the full length or the full value of the matched term so if i do search("Apple"); it should return 'Apple Juice' but i don't know any way to do this so can anyone help me find a way to do this?

check this link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5424488/javascript-search-for-a-string-inside-an-array-of-strings — Nishit Maheta, Mar 08 '15 at 09:56
@jQuery I voted to close, as did one other person, but it needs 3 more votes (or a gold badge holder). — Scimonster, Mar 08 '15 at 10:02
the easy way: `['Apple juice','Banana Milkshake','Some Treat'].filter(/./.test, /Apple/);` — dandavis, Mar 08 '15 at 11:06

JuniorCompressor · Answer 1 · 2015-03-08T10:02:25.310

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You can do the following:

for (var i in myArray)
    if (myArray[i].indexOf(search_term) != -1)
        return myArray[i];

Or if you want to return all matches in an array:

myArray.filter(function(item) {
    return item.indexOf(search_term) != -1;
});

edited Mar 08 '15 at 10:02

answered Mar 08 '15 at 09:55

JuniorCompressor

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No, that's not how it works. Read the question again. – Scimonster Mar 08 '15 at 09:56
That's more like it. – Scimonster Mar 08 '15 at 09:59
thanks! im just a beginner at this so its hard but thanks for the help! – Adarsh Hegde Mar 08 '15 at 10:39

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 08 '15 at 10:17

Maybe something like that ?

   var myArray = ['Apple juice','Banana Milkshake','Some Treat', 'Here'];

    function search(search_term){
        for(var i=0; i < myArray.length; i++) {

            if(myArray[i].indexOf(search_term) !== -1) {
                return myArray[i];
            }
        }

        return false;
    };

    // code is run as.
    alert(search("Here"));

if an array contains a specific value, then return the full 'content' of the value

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