The
inArray[
^] method expects an array as its second parameter. You are passing a string.
To find the index of a substring within the string, use
indexOf[
^]:
var texttosearchfrom = a[0];
var found = texttosearchfrom.indexOf('Acrobat');
If you want a case-insensitive match, then use
search[
^] with a case-insensitive
Regular Expression[
^] :
var texttosearchfrom = a[0];
var found = texttosearchfrom.search(/Acrobat/i);