Easiest way to check for an index or a key in an array?

Question

Using:

set -o nounset

1. Having an indexed array like:

   myArray=( "red" "black" "blue" )
            
   
   
           

Answer 1

tested in bash 4.3.39(1)-release

declare -A fmap
fmap['foo']="boo"

key='foo'
# should echo foo is set to 'boo'
if [[ -z "${fmap[${key}]}" ]]; then echo "$key is unset in fmap"; else echo "${key} is set to '${fmap[${key}]}'"; fi
key='blah'
# should echo blah is unset in fmap
if [[ -z "${fmap[${key}]}" ]]; then echo "$key is unset in fmap"; else echo "${key} is set to '${fmap[${key}]}'"; fi