I'm trying to find out if a value exists in an array. The following code is giving me an error each time I run saying Object has no replace method.
var fruits = ['apples', 'pears', 'bananas'];
console.log("Enter in a fruit name");
process.stdin.on('data', function(fruit) {
fruit = fruit.replace("\n", "");
if (fruits.indexOf(fruit) >= 0 ) {
console.log("The value has been found in the array");
process.exit(); }
else {
console.log("Value not found");
process.exit(); }
});
At first it kept returning "Value not found" no matter what I entered, so I surmised it was the line break/enter that I press after entering my fruit. But the replace method for the fruit refuses to take. What am I missing?
If you haven't used the setEncoding method, the data event gets a Buffer object, not a string.
Use the toString method to decode the data in the buffer to a string:
var fruitName = fruit.toString().replace("\n", "");
It's possible that the reason that you didn't find anything in the array is that you were looking for the Buffer object instead of a string. In that case you might not need the replace after all.