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 $.inArray http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.inArray/. I'm not sure if it will allow you to use a regular expression but its worth a try