Using OR with .val()?

Question

How would I use 'OR' in the following example to find if select has either example1 OR example2?

if($('select').val() === ('example1'||'example2')){

You need to learn about the basics of Javascript operators and boolena logic. — SLaks, Jan 23 '15 at 19:52
agreed with @SLaks, you should not go further without reading and learning more about the syntax of javascript. — Caner Akdeniz, Jan 23 '15 at 19:55
Sure, will get stuck into a tutorial. Thanks for the help though guys :) — Guit4eva, Jan 23 '15 at 19:58
Why does the linked question (which is the same as mine) have 10 up votes, while mine has 3 down votes? Life just isn't fair ha ha — Guit4eva, Jan 23 '15 at 20:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 23 '15 at 19:52

if ($('select').val() === 'example1' || $('select').val() === 'example2') {

Or something that scales a little better,

if (!!~['example1', 'example2'].indexOf($('select').val()) {

You could also use a .contains method that a lot of libraries such as Underscore provide.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '15 at 19:52

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if($('select').val() === 'example1' || $('select').val() === 'example2'){

answered Jan 23 '15 at 19:52

j08691

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