Get JavaScript object from array of objects by value of property [duplicate]

Answer 1

I don't know why you are against a for loop (presumably you meant a for loop, not specifically for..in), they are fast and easy to read. Anyhow, here's some options.

For loop:

function getByValue(arr, value) {

  for (var i=0, iLen=arr.length; i<iLen; i++) {

    if (arr[i].b == value) return arr[i];
  }
}

.filter

function getByValue2(arr, value) {

  var result  = arr.filter(function(o){return o.b == value;} );

  return result? result[0] : null; // or undefined

}

.forEach

function getByValue3(arr, value) {

  var result = [];

  arr.forEach(function(o){if (o.b == value) result.push(o);} );

  return result? result[0] : null; // or undefined

}

If, on the other hand you really did mean for..in and want to find an object with any property with a value of 6, then you must use for..in unless you pass the names to check.

Example

function getByValue4(arr, value) {
  var o;

  for (var i=0, iLen=arr.length; i<iLen; i++) {
    o = arr[i];

    for (var p in o) {
      if (o.hasOwnProperty(p) && o[p] == value) {
        return o;
      }
    }
  }
}

Answer 2

Try Array filter method for filter the array of objects with property.

var jsObjects = [
   {a: 1, b: 2}, 
   {a: 3, b: 4}, 
   {a: 5, b: 6}, 
   {a: 7, b: 8}
];

using array filter method:

var filterObj = jsObjects.filter(function(e) {
  return e.b == 6;
});

using for in loop :

for (var i in jsObjects) {
  if (jsObjects[i].b == 6) {
    console.log(jsObjects[i]); // {a: 5, b: 6}
  }
}

Working fiddle : https://jsfiddle.net/uq9n9g77/

Answer 3

See this documentation Object.values()

Example :

var inventory = [
    {name: 'apples', quantity: 2},
    {name: 'bananas', quantity: 0},
    {name: 'cherries', quantity: 5}
];

function findCherries(fruit) { 
    return fruit.name === 'cherries';
}

console.log(inventory.find(findCherries)); 
// { name: 'cherries', quantity: 5 }

Answer 4

var result = jsObjects.filter(x=> x.b === 6);

will be better, using return in filter sometimes you can't get result (I dunno why)

Answer 5

Using underscore.js:

var foundObject = _.findWhere(jsObjects, {b: 6});

Answer 6

To get first object from array of objects by a specific property value:

function getObjectFromObjectsArrayByPropertyValue(objectsArray, propertyName, propertyValue) {
  return objectsArray.find(function (objectsArrayElement) {
    return objectsArrayElement[propertyName] == propertyValue;
  });
}

function findObject () {
  var arrayOfObjectsString = document.getElementById("arrayOfObjects").value,
      arrayOfObjects,
      propertyName = document.getElementById("propertyName").value,
      propertyValue = document.getElementById("propertyValue").value,
      preview = document.getElementById("preview"),
      searchingObject;
  
  arrayOfObjects = JSON.parse(arrayOfObjectsString);
  
  console.debug(arrayOfObjects);
  
  if(arrayOfObjects && propertyName && propertyValue) {
    searchingObject = getObjectFromObjectsArrayByPropertyValue(arrayOfObjects, propertyName, propertyValue);
    if(searchingObject) {
      preview.innerHTML = JSON.stringify(searchingObject, false, 2);
    } else {
      preview.innerHTML = "there is no object with property " + propertyName + " = " + propertyValue + " in your array of objects";
    }
  }
}

pre {
  padding: 5px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #f3f2f2;
}

textarea, button {
  width: 100%
}

<fieldset>
  <legend>Input Data:</legend>
  <label>Put here your array of objects</label>
  <textarea rows="7" id="arrayOfObjects">
  [
    {"a": 1, "b": 2},
    {"a": 3, "b": 4},
    {"a": 5, "b": 6},
    {"a": 7, "b": 8, "c": 157}
  ]
  </textarea>

  <hr>

  <label>property name: </label> <input type="text" id="propertyName"  value="b"/>
  <label>property value: </label> <input type="text" id="propertyValue" value=6 />
     
</fieldset>
<hr>
<button onclick="findObject()">find object in array!</button>
<hr>
<fieldset>
  <legend>Searching Result:</legend>
  <pre id="preview">click find</pre>
</fieldset>