javascript check if equal to multiple values code example

Example 1: how to check multiple values in if condition in javascript

var regex = /Argentina|Australia|Brazil|Canada|China|Colombia|France|Germany|Indonesia|India|Italy|Japan|Malaysia|Mexico|Philippines|Russia|South Africa|Sweden|Switzerland|United Kingdom|USA/
if (regex.test(item[i].innerText)) …

Example 2: how to check multiple values in if condition in javascript

var text = item[i].innerText;
if (text === 'Argentina' | text === 'Australia' | text === 'Brazil' | text === 'Canada' | text === 'China' | text === 'Colombia' | text === 'France' | text === 'Germany' | text === 'Indonesia' | text === 'India' | text === 'Italy' | text === 'Japan' | text === 'Malaysia' | text === 'Mexico' | text === 'Philippines' | text === 'Russia' | text === 'South Africa' | text === 'Sweden' | text === 'Switzerland' | text === 'United Kingdom' | text === 'USA')

Example 3: how to check multiple values in if condition in javascript

var matches = ['Argentina','Australia','Brazil','Canada','China','Colombia','France','Germany','Indonesia','India','Italy','Japan','Malaysia','Mexico','Philippines','Russia','South Africa','Sweden','Switzerland','United Kingdom','USA'];
if (~ matches.indexOf(item[i].innerText) …