find in javascript array of objects code example

Example 1: find particular object from array in js

let arr = [
    { name:"string 1", value:"this", other: "that" },
    { name:"string 2", value:"this", other: "that" }
];

let obj = arr.find(o => o.name === 'string 1');

console.log(obj);

Example 2: javascript find

const inventory = [
  {name: 'apples', quantity: 2},
  {name: 'cherries', quantity: 8}
  {name: 'bananas', quantity: 0},
  {name: 'cherries', quantity: 5}
  {name: 'cherries', quantity: 15}
  
];

const result = inventory.find( ({ name }) => name === 'cherries' );

console.log(result) // { name: 'cherries', quantity: 5 }

Example 3: javascript find object by property in array

// To find a specific object in an array of objects
myObj = myArrayOfObjects.find(obj => obj.prop === 'something');

Example 4: javascript find object in array

myArray.findIndex(x => x.id === '45');

Example 5: javascript find item in array of objects

var __POSTS = [ 
	{ id: 1, title: 'Apple', description: 'Description of post 1' }, 
	{ id: 2, title: 'Orange', description: 'Description of post 2' }, 
	{ id: 3, title: 'Guava', description: 'Description of post 3' }, 
	{ id: 4, title: 'Banana', description: 'Description of post 4' }
];

var __FOUND = __POSTS.find(function(post, index) {
	if(post.title == 'Guava')
		return true;
});

// On success __FOUND will contain the complete element (an object)
// On failure it will contain undefined  
console.log(__FOUND); // { id: 3, title: 'Guava', description: 'Description of post 3' }