JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Ray Mak
HTML
<p class="message"></p>
JavaScript
var array = ["Tom", "Jerry", "Mike"];
var find = "James";
if ($.inArray(find, array) !== -1) {
$('.message').text("Tom name is valid");
} else {
$('.message').text("Cannot find tom in the array");
}