Search string to see if it contains values in an array using jquery

Question

I am trying to see if a string contains keywords to determine if it is a town or road. Because of the number of different values, rather than writing:

(Road.search("Way") != -1) || (Road.search("Road") != -1) || (Road.search("Ave") != -1)

for each value, I wonder if there is an easier way?

Values are

Cl, Close, Rd, Road, Dr, Drive, Sq, Square, Way, Ave, Avenue, Gardens, Loke, Ct, Court, Terrace

elclanrs · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-21 22:25:03Z

5

Quick and easy with some regex:

if (/\b(road|rd|ave|avenue|cl|close)\b/i.test(string)) {
    // It's a road
}

edited Apr 21, 2012 at 22:25

answered Apr 21, 2012 at 22:18

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Is there a limit to how may ors that you have?

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