OK, I came out with this: feed = "Banana"; fruits = [ ]; fruits[0] = "Banana"; fruits[1] = "Orange"; fruits[2] = "Apple"; fruits[3] = "Mango"; for (var i=0; i<fruits.length; i++) { if ( feed == fruits[i] ){ idx = i; break; } else { 0 } } Not quite el...

Hopefully this should make my point clearer: For instance, this expression would cause an error in AE, as it shows Undefined because the variable contains an array. If you try this e.g. on "web" javascript, it won't break: fruits = ["Banana", "Orange", "Apple"...

IndexOf is a string function and doesn't work with arrays anywhere. Sorry, my bad, I mixed up stuff. I do know that indexOf has a string-only input parameter but, at least in regular javascript, it is NOT a string-only method. What I mean is that you can use either an array of strings or a mere str...

IndexOf is a string function and doesn't work with arrays anywhere. Sorry, my bad, I mixed up stuff. I do know that indexOf has a string-only input parameter but, at least in regular javascript, it is NOT a string-only method. What I mean is that you can use either an array of strings or a mere str...

Hello, everyone. It turns out that the indexOf method works fine with strings, but it fails when used with arrays, as opposed to regular javascript, which supports either. For instance, this expression would cause an error in AE, as it shows Undefined because the variable contains an array. If you t...