Monday, August 26, 2019

How do I check if an array includes a value in JavaScript?



What is the most concise and efficient way to find out if a JavaScript array contains a value?



This is the only way I know to do it:



function contains(a, obj) {

for (var i = 0; i < a.length; i++) {
if (a[i] === obj) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}


Is there a better and more concise way to accomplish this?




This is very closely related to question Best way to find an item in a JavaScript Array? which addresses finding objects in an array using indexOf.


Answer



Current browsers have Array#includes, which does exactly that, is widely supported, and has a polyfill for older browsers.



> ['joe', 'jane', 'mary'].includes('jane');
true


You can also use Array#indexOf, which is less direct, but doesn't require Polyfills for out of date browsers.




jQuery offers $.inArray, which is functionally equivalent to Array#indexOf.



underscore.js, a JavaScript utility library, offers _.contains(list, value), alias _.include(list, value), both of which use indexOf internally if passed a JavaScript array.



Some other frameworks offer similar methods:





Notice that some frameworks implement this as a function, while others add the function to the array prototype.



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