How to search an array in Jquery like SQL LIKE %value% statement

Question

I have an array with some values. How can I search that array using jquery for a value which is matched or close to it?

var a = [\"foo\",\"fool\",\"cool\",\"         


        

Answer 1

You can use find method on array if you want to match any regex :

Array.find(x => /^left:/.test(x)

Answer 2

function find(arr) {
    var result = [];

    for (var i in arr) {
        if (arr[i].match(/oo/)) {
            result.push(arr[i]);
        }
    }

    return result;
}

window.onload = function() {
    console.log(find(['foo', 'fool', 'cool', 'god']));
};

It prints ["foo", "fool", "cool"]