javascript - How do I avoid looping through an array to find a partial match? -

i looping through array of english phrases, , if find match, current text node, replace it's translation in non_english array. of works 100% exact matches.

but partial matches, need use .match command, allows partial matches.

my code search exact matches this:

var found = $.inarray(value,en_lang);

then if there found value, replacement of text. method fast , love it.

however partial word/phrase matching, have use looping code.

// loop thru language arrays (var x = en_count; x > 0; x--) {  // assign current from/to variables replace var = en_lang[x]; var = other_lang[x];  // if value match translation if (value.match(from)) {     content(node, value.replace(from, to)); }  // mark node translated if ($.browser.msie == 'false') {     $(node).data('translated', 'yes'); } 

}

this job pretty slow. after lot of research, have found can convert english array list-based string via join command.

but unable come function search list partial match, , return position in list.

i trying out old js function created in 2006. can't figure out how position back, correctly.

function listfind(list, value, delimiters) {      if (!delimiters) {         var delimiters = ','     }      _templistsplitarray = list.split(delimiters)      var foundidx = 0;      (i = 0; < _templistsplitarray.length; i++) {         if (_templistsplitarray[i] == value) {             foundidx = + 1;             break         }         if (value.match(_templistsplitarray[i])) {             foundidx = + 1;             break         }     }     return foundidx } 

thank time.

javascript has foreach type of system still based on loop

var array = ['hello', 'world']; for(var key in array){   alert(array[key]); } 

thats best getting looping though array way allso works objects

var obj = {'one':'hello', 'two':'world']; for(var key in obj){    alert("key: "+key+" value: "+obj[key]); } 

updated comments on question can replace text know

var str = "hello world"; str = str.replace("hello", "bye bye"); alert(str);