filter through object array based of object field code example

Example 1: js filter array of objects by value

var heroes = [
	{name: “Batman”, franchise: “DC”},
	{name: “Ironman”, franchise: “Marvel”},
	{name: “Thor”, franchise: “Marvel”},
	{name: “Superman”, franchise: “DC”}
];

var marvelHeroes =  heroes.filter(function(hero) {
	return hero.franchise == “Marvel”;
});

// [ {name: “Ironman”, franchise: “Marvel”}, {name: “Thor”, franchise: “Marvel”} ]

Example 2: javascript filter array of objects by key

var data = { records : [{ "empid": 1, "fname": "X", "lname": "Y" }, { "empid": 2, "fname": "A", "lname": "Y" }, { "empid": 3, "fname": "B", "lname": "Y" }, { "empid": 4, "fname": "C", "lname": "Y" }, { "empid": 5, "fname": "C", "lname": "Y" }] }
var empIds = [1,4,5]
var filteredArray = data.records.filter(function(itm){
  return empIds.indexOf(itm.empid) > -1;
});

filteredArray = { records : filteredArray };