if (object.data[i].Application === selectedApplication || {if isset($Applications) && $Applications|@count > 0} true {else} false {/if})
{
    {if not isset($Applications)}
       $("#cboApplications").append("<option selected value=""+object.data[i].id+"">"+object.data[i].Application+"</option>");
    {else}
       {if '9'|in_array:$Applications}
       console.log("id " + id + " in array");
       $("#cboApplications").append("<option selected value=""+object.data[i].id+"">"+object.data[i].Application+"</option>");
    {else}
       console.log("id " + id + " not in array");
       $("#cboApplications").append("<option value=""+object.data[i].id+"">"+object.data[i].Application+"</option>");
    {/if}
{/if}
}

array (
  0 => '9',
)

{literal}
<script type="text/javascript">
    document.write("{/literal}{$text}{literal}");
</script>
{/literal}

if (object.data[i].Application === selectedApplication || {if isset($Applications) && $Applications|@count > 0} true {else} false {/if})
 {
 {if not isset($Applications)}
   $("#cboApplications").append("<option selected value=""+object.data[i].id+"">"+object.data[i].Application+"</option>");
{else}
   {if $Applications.indexOf('9') != -1}
   console.log("id " + id + " in array");
   $("#cboApplications").append("<option selected value=""+object.data[i].id+"">"+object.data[i].Application+"</option>");
{else}
   console.log("id " + id + " not in array");
   $("#cboApplications").append("<option value=""+object.data[i].id+"">"+object.data[i].Application+"</option>");
{/if}
{/if}

<script>
var apps = [];

{if isset($Applications)}
apps = {$Applications|json_encode};
{/if}

if($.inArray(9, apps)) {
    console.log('....');
}
</script>