Bash function: Search for a string in a given array of strings

searchString.sh

#
# Search for a string in a given array of strings
#
# Argumnents:
#   $1: String | required | Defines the query string to search for
#   $2: String | required | Array of strings to look for the query
#
# Return:
#   0: Success, query string was found
#   1: Error, query string was not found or any other error occured
#
function strSearch() {
    local search=$1
    local data=$2

    if [ "$search" != "" ] && [ "$data" != "" ]
    then
        # Iterate through array items
        for item in $data
        do
            # Return if the string was found
            if [ "$item" == "$search" ]; then return 0; fi
        done
    fi

    # Default return / String was not found
    return 1
}