How to compare strings in google apps script

Question

I am trying to compare string values that I have obtained from my google spreadsheet.

My Months appear in this format \" Jun13\", \"Aug13\" etc. and my script has tr

Answer 1

try that:

function test(){
  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getSheetByName("month test");
  var data = ss.getRange(2,2,ss.getLastRow(),3).getValues();
  var ListOfMonths = new Array();  
  for(var i in data){
    var row = data[i][0].toString();
    if(ListOfMonths.indexOf(row)==-1){
      Logger.log(row+" is not referenced. Adding it");
      ListOfMonths.push(row);
    }
  }
  Logger.log(ListOfMonths);
}