find object by key code example

Example 1: how to find the key of an value in an object

function getKeyByValue(object, value) {
  return Object.keys(object).find(key => object[key] === value);
}


const map = {"first" : "1", "second" : "2"};
console.log(getKeyByValue(map,"2"));

Example 2: js find key by value in object

Object.keys(object).find(key => object[key] === value)

Example 3: search an array of objects with specific object property value

// MDN Ref:
// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/find

var result = jsObjects.find(obj => {
  return obj.b === 6
});

Example 4: object javascript match by property value

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

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

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