If item is in Lua array [duplicate]

Question

How would one check if a word is NOT in an array... example:

fruits = { 'apple', 'banana' }
value = "carrot"
if not value == fruits then
  print ( value .. " is not a fruit" )
end

or something like that? I would prefer pure Lua.

Answer 1

The direct way:

local found = false
for _, v in ipairs(fruits) do
  if v == value then
    found = true
    break
  end
end

if not found then
  print ( value .. " is not a fruit" )
end