indexof example

indexof_example.js

var myCars=["Saab","Volvo","BMW"]; // literal array

if (myCars.indexOf("Saab")) {
    console.log("It's in the list!")
}
else {
    console.log("Nope, not there.")
}


// using jQuery is better


if (jQuery.inArray($('#input_id').val(), myCars)) {
 // do stuff
}
else {
 // do other stuff
}