# Matching items in array

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**Created:** [April 7, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-items-in-array/327941 "2012-04-07T00:53:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-items-in-array/327941/1 "2012-04-07T00:53:12Z")

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i don’t understand arrays in functions, but how do you find the matching items given in an array? for example:

var fruit:Array = [“apples”, “oranges”, “grapes”, “oranges”, “apples”, “grapes”];

how can i get it to show only the number of apples in the array?