i\'m trying to use includes to see if an object is inside the array like so:
arr=[{name:\'Dan\',id:2}]
and I want to check like so:
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does include works with array of objects?
Yes — if you use the same object as the argument to includes
that's in the array:
const obj = {name: "Dan", id: 2};
const arr = [{name: "T.J.", id: 42}, obj, {name: "Joe", id: 3}];
console.log(arr.includes(obj)); // true
console.log(arr.includes({name: "Dan", id: 2})); // false
includes
uses a ===
check, and o1 === o2
is only ever true when o1
and o2
refer to the same object. In your example, you're using two different but equivalent objects instead.
For your use case, you probably want some
, which lets you execute a callback to determine whether an entry in the array matches a condition:
if (arr.some(e => e.id === 2)) {
Example:
const obj = {name: "Dan", id: 2};
const arr = [{name: "T.J.", id: 42}, obj, {name: "Joe", id: 3}];
console.log(arr.some(obj => obj.id === 2)); // true
There are various ways to spin that, depending on what you want the check to be (which are discussed at length in this question's answers), but that just means adjusting the contents of the function you pass some
.
Arrays do have includes() function, but for your case, you have to do using some()
:
arr.some(e => e.id === 2 && e.name === "Dan")
arr.some(e => e.name === "Dan")
Not like that. Use some
instead:
arr.some(obj => obj.id === 2)
Which checks if there is an object with id
equals to 2
.
If you are checking for both id
and name
then:
arr.some(obj => obj.id === 2 && obj.name === "Dan")