Javascript: Array exact match

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I am trying to ge to see if an array has an exact match to a value. This is what I have so far but it doesn't work. If I search for 'leo' I should get no result but in this case both items in the array both match the value. Does anyone know how to find if there is an exact match in the array? Thanks

var array = ['leon','leonardo'];
array.indexOf('leo')

"leo" is not exactly matching any of the values in the array, why do you expect it to be something other than -1? — Yaron U.
– Yaron U., Commented Feb 17, 2012 at 22:03

blueberryfields · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-17 21:56:02Z

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The code you have should work just fine. How are you checking the result?

array.indexOf('leo') will return -1 if no match is found.

edited Feb 17, 2012 at 21:56

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answered Feb 17, 2012 at 21:48

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Michael Petrotta · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-26 00:54:09Z

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I believe in your real code (not your example) you accidentally have a string instead of an array.

Calling indexOf('ab') and indexOf('abcd') on the string 'abcd' will result in both finding a match (returning > -1).

Both would return 0 as they match at the start.

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answered Jul 26, 2013 at 0:31

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Radika Dilanka · Accepted Answer · 2019-09-19 08:08:18Z

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I think You can use array.find() instead of array.indexOf() to solve your problem.

answered Sep 19, 2019 at 8:08

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