JQuery .inArray() not working

Question

Okay, so I am working on a weather application, and I wrote the following test code to verify that the user entered a valid state abbreviation:

var input = prompt("What state are you in?");
var lower = input.toLowerCase();
var categories = [ 
    "ma", 
    "ny", 
    "ct", 
    "ri", 
],
var found = $.inArray(lower, categories);
if (found > -1) {
    alert("Cool!");
    }
else {
    alert("Oh no!");
    }

But for some reason, it doesn't work.

Take a look: http://jsfiddle.net/B24Bg/

Does anyone know why this is? I probably just made a silly mistake, but any help would be greatly appreciated.

And another one before var. This fiddle doesn't compile... — Denys Séguret
– Denys Séguret, Commented Jan 25, 2014 at 20:08

jammykam · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-25 20:08:30Z

6

Check your console window in your browser, press F12, there are errors.

The comma after ] should be a semi-colon:

var input = prompt("What state are you in?");
var lower = input.toLowerCase();
var categories = [ 
    "ma", 
    "ny", 
    "ct", 
    "ri"
];
var found = $.inArray(lower, categories);
if (found > -1) {
    alert("Cool!");
    }
else {
    alert("Oh no!");
    }

jsFiddle Demo

answered Jan 25, 2014 at 20:08

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user2962388 Over a year ago

Yup, silly mistake! Thanks for finding it and pointing it out.

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