From: Mateusz Tybura <wujciol@...>
Date: 2008-10-16T20:03:00+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie to ruby, search an array

Chris Ashton wrote:
> hi, im fairly new to ruby and cud do with some help
> 
> is there an easy way to search an array to see if it contains a desired
> value
> 
> thanks
> 
> e.g. if @joe contains 'bloggs' return true and array location
> 
> thanks

Try this:

tab = ["frogs","mugs","bloggs"]
tab.index "bloggs" #=> returns index or nil if not found
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