How to search an array in Jquery like SQL LIKE %value% statement

Question

I have an array with some values. How can I search that array using jquery for a value which is matched or close to it?

var a = [\"foo\",\"fool\",\"cool\",\"         


        

Answer 1

Try the following js code

function likeMatch(q)
{
    my_arr = ["foo","fool","cool","god"];
    var rArr=[];

    for(var t in my_arr)
    {
      if(my_arr[t].indexOf(q)>0)   
      rArr.push(my_arr[t]);
    }
  return(rArr);
}