In Lua, you can check if an array includes an element using the table library's find function. Here's an example:
array = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}
-- Check if array includes "banana"
if table.find(array, "banana") then
print("Array includes banana")
else
print("Array doesn't include banana")
end
-- Check if array includes "orange"
if table.find(array, "orange") then
print("Array includes orange")
else
print("Array doesn't include orange")
end
In this example, we create an array of fruits (
array) and then check whether it includes "banana" and "orange". The table.find function returns the index of the first occurrence of the element in the array or nil if the element is not found. In the first if statement, table.find(array, "banana") returns the index of "banana", which is a truthy value, so the message "Array includes banana" is printed. In the second if statement, table.find(array, "orange") returns nil, which is a falsy value, so the message "Array doesn't include orange" is printed.