find a string in an array javascript code example

Example 1: search in string array javascript

function searchStringInArray (str, strArray) {
    for (var j=0; j<strArray.length; j++) {
        if (strArray[j].match(str)) return j;
    }
    return -1;
}

Example 2: find string in array javascript

var myarr = ["I", "like", "turtles"];
var arraycontainsturtles = (myarr.indexOf("turtles") > -1);

Example 3: check if array does not contain string js

function checkInput(input, words) {
 return words.some(word => input.toLowerCase().includes(word.toLowerCase()));
}

console.log(checkInput('"Definitely," he said in a matter-of-fact tone.', 
["matter", "definitely"]));

Example 4: check if array does not contain string js

function checkInput(input, words) {
 return words.some(word => new RegExp(word, "i").test(input));
}

console.log(checkInput('"Definitely," he said in a matter-of-fact tone.', 
["matter", "definitely"]));