Any match array in value

Question

I want to find any match array in input value:

var vals = new Array('stackoverflow', 'google', 'yahoo');
var val = $('#txtAddress').val();

if ($.inArray(val, vals) != -1) {
  alert('yep');
} else {
  alert('nope');
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input name="txtAddress" type="text" value="google is better" maxlength="100" id="txtAddress">

but it's not working, I want tp find any match array in value, for example value is google is better and array is google but it won't find google in this value, only works when value is google and array is google like this:

var vals = new Array('stackoverflow', 'google', 'yahoo');
var val = $('#txtAddress').val();

if ($.inArray(val, vals) != -1) {
  alert('yep');
} else {
  alert('nope');
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input name="txtAddress" type="text" value="google" maxlength="100" id="txtAddress">

so, any solution to find any match array in this value?

Update: I also tried this way but not working too:

var vals = new Array('stackoverflow','google','yahoo');
var val = $('#txtAddress').val();
 
for (var i = 0; i < vals.length; i++) {
    if (vals[i] === val) {
        alert('Value exist');
    } else {
        alert('Value does not exist');
    }
}

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<input name="txtAddress" type="text" value="google is better" maxlength="100" id="txtAddress">

And can I alert that matched terms?

you are looking for "google is better" in the Array which is not there. — Mukund Gandlur, May 02 '16 at 11:29
No, I'm looking for `google` in `google is better` , maybe i did a wrong method , right? @MukundGandlur — Pedram, May 02 '16 at 11:30
What are your expectations for multiple matches? What are your expectations for tyops? Have you researched this in any way beyond attempting to use an equality comparison? — zzzzBov, May 02 '16 at 11:34

Anoop Joshi P · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-02T11:37:14.340

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You need to check if the values of array present on the input string(substring). For that, you can use indexOf().

If the value is not there, it will return -1

var vals = new Array('stackoverflow', 'google', 'yahoo');
var val = $('#txtAddress').val();
$.each(vals, function(i, a) {
  if (val.indexOf(a) > -1) {
    alert("found in " + a);
  }

});

Fiddle

edited May 02 '16 at 11:37

answered May 02 '16 at 11:27

Anoop Joshi P

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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https://api.jquery.com/jQuery.inArray/

$.inArray(val, vals) does not do substring match. it just compares the value the way you are doing in for loop.

I guess you need substring match to find 'google' in 'google is better'

for that i guess you can: How to check whether a string contains a substring in JavaScript?

if val[i].indexOf(vals[i]) > -1 then match else not

edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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answered May 02 '16 at 11:34

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