Getting the first item in an [word, word]

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I am trying to get the first word out of the variable var solution = [cow, pig] I have tried everything from strings to arrays and I can't get it. Please help.

See also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4090491/first-element-in-array-jquery — 000, Mar 27 '14 at 16:44
I'm sorry I am new to coding and I didn't know that solution[0] was a thing, thank you. — CodeMaster, Mar 27 '14 at 16:49
You'll learn what's "a thing" and what's not if you take the time to read a beginners JavaScript tutorial. — cookie monster, Mar 27 '14 at 16:51

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '14 at 16:44

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As per the comments

solution[0]

Will return the first item in the array.

solution[1]

would be the second, or undefined if the array was:

var solution = [cow]

answered Mar 27 '14 at 16:44

Alex

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 27 '14 at 16:45

Is solution an array, or is it in that form? (var solution = [cow, pig]) You also need to add quotes around those values, unless those values are defined variables.

You need to change the variable to look like this:

var solution = ['cow', 'pig']

If so, just get the value at subscript 0.

var result = solution[0];

console.log(result);

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 27 '14 at 16:52

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If you mean an string like

solution = "cow pig".

Do

solution = solution.split(' ')[0];
   console.log(solution); //Will return cow

answered Mar 27 '14 at 16:52

Doomenik

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Getting the first item in an [word, word]

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