Why indexOf is returning always -1 even if element is present in array

[Tarasingh26]

 

Hi All,

I am implementing scenario of transform map script in which I need to check if category array contains element of source category and perform few tasks . But in attachment at 12 number line index is always return -1 even if element is present in categoryArr. Could someone please help this why it is returning always -1?

Thanks,

Tara Singh 

 

[Tarasingh26]

@Amit Pandey  here is script.

Here is the script in text format.

var categoryArr=[];
var subcatArr=[];
var catStr=source.u_category; // Value is Direct in my example
var gr = new GlideRecord("sn_risk_advanced_lee_category_combination_lookup");
gr.addQuery('u_impact_type', source.u_impact_type);
gr.query();
if(gr.next())
{
categoryArr=gr.getDisplayValue('u_category').split(','); // Array values are Legal, Direct, Indirect
gs.info("Index is" +categoryArr.indexOf(catStr);// Here it prints Index is -1 but it should not print -1 because catStr=Direct is present in Legal, Direct, Indirect array.
if(categoryArr.indexOf(catStr) > -1) // Here is issue it is always returns =-1 even catStr=Direct is present in Legal, Direct, Indirect array.
{
subcatArr=gr.getDisplayValue('u_sub_category').split(',');

}

[SANDEEP28]

@Tarasingh26  Remove toString() method which you have used to convert "source.u_category" to string format. It will work

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[Tarasingh26]

@SANDEEP28 Thanks for reply. I tried it but it is not working.

[Anubhav24]

Hi @Tarasingh26 ,

In this line 
if(categoryArr.indexOf(source.u_category).toString() > -1) can you try and changing it to 
if(categoryArr.indexOf(source.u_category) > -1) and see if it works or not.

Please mark helpful/correct if my response helped you.

[Tarasingh26]

@Anubhav24 Thanks for reply but it is not working.