freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/06-quality-assurance/quality-assurance-and-testing-with-chai/test-if-a-value-is-an-array.md

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id: 587d824d367417b2b2512c50
title: Test if a Value is an Array
challengeType: 2
forumTopicId: 301600
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## Description
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As a reminder, this project is being built upon the following starter project on <a href="https://repl.it/github/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai">Repl.it</a>, or cloned from <a href='https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/boilerplate-mochachai/'>GitHub</a>.
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## Instructions
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Use <code>assert.isArray()</code> or <code>assert.isNotArray()</code> to make the tests pass.
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## Tests
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```yml
tests:
  - text: All tests should pass.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=10').then(data => {assert.equal(data.state,'passed'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })
  - text: You should choose the right assertion - isArray vs. isNotArray.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=10').then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[0].method, 'isArray', 'String.prototype.split() returns an Array'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })
  - text: You should choose the right assertion - isArray vs. isNotArray.
    testString: getUserInput => $.get(getUserInput('url') + '/_api/get-tests?type=unit&n=10').then(data => {  assert.equal(data.assertions[1].method, 'isNotArray', 'Array.prototype.indexOf() returns a number'); }, xhr => { throw new Error(xhr.responseText); })

```

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## Challenge Seed
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## Solution
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```js
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*/
```

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