J. B. Moreno wrote:[color=blue]
> ASM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>don't know if is better ?
>>
>>alert(myArray.join.indexOf(myValue));[/color][/color]
error ! have had to read :
alert(myArray.join().indexOf(myValue));
[color=blue]
> I think I understand that, but let me test my understanding:
> It joins the array into a string, and then searches inside the string
> for the given value? So, if for instance I had myArray = new
> Array("frank", "jim'n'jane"); and did
> alert(myArray.join.indexOf("jane")); it would find it?[/color]
no
if it finds it returns '1'
if not it returns '-1'
so for true/false :
alert(myArray.join().indexOf(myValue)>=0)
that's to say :
if(myArray.join().indexOf(myValue)>=0) alert('true');
else alert('false');
[color=blue]
> That's not actually a show stopper in this case...but I might have to do
> some test to see if it's actually faster.[/color]
a demo ?
<html>
<script type="text/javascript">
tbl = new Array("frank", "jim'n'jane", "moriaux", "toto", "foo");
arr = new Array('potato','salade','pear','orange','apple',ba nana');
alert(tbl.join().indexOf('ri')>=0);
alert(tbl.join().indexOf('st')>=0);
alert('results must have been :\n true\nfalse');
function verif(myArray,myValue) {
var yesno = eval(myArray).join().indexOf(myValue)>=0;
return yesno;
}
document.write('array = "tbl"<br>content = '+tbl.join()+
'<br>array = arr<br>'+arr.join());
</script>
<form onsubmit="alert(verif(I1.value,I2.value));return false;">
<p>Enter array's name : <input name="I1" value="tbl">
Enter search value : <input name="I2" value="">
<hr><p align=center><input type=submit value="verify">
<input type=reset value="reset">
</form>
</html>
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