Using the 'inArray' method check if the array contains the string 'Andrew'

Question

I can't figure this out help!

app.js

var values = $(".required").map(function() { 
  return $(this).val();
});
$.inArray(true, "Andrew") != -1;

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Modifying Attributes</title>
    <style type="text/css">
        .valid {
            color: green;
            border: 2px solid green;
        }
        .error {
            color: red;
            border: 2px solid red;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>

    <p>
        <input type="text" class="required" id="name" value="Andrew">
    </p>

    <p>
        <input type="text" class="required" id="company" value="Treehouse Island, Inc">
    </p>

    <p>
        <input type="text" class="" id="phone" value="555-123-4567">
    </p>

<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

Answer 1 · 2015-02-08T11:40:05Z

February 8, 2015 11:40am

Hi Corey,

You need to check if the string 'Andrew' exists in the 'values' object.

var values = $(".required").map(function() { 
  return $(this).val();
});
$.inArray("Andrew", values);

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