Check if an array contains any element of another array in JavaScript

Question

I have a target array [\"apple\",\"banana\",\"orange\"], and I want to check if other arrays contain any one of the target array elements.

For example:

Answer 1

Personally, I would use the following function:

var arrayContains = function(array, toMatch) {
    var arrayAsString = array.toString();
    return (arrayAsString.indexOf(','+toMatch+',') >-1);
}

The "toString()" method will always use commas to separate the values. Will only really work with primitive types.