javascript search array for value code example

Example 1: 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 2: javascript find object in array

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

Example 3: find string in array javascript

var myarr = ["I", "like", "turtles"];
var arraycontainsturtles = (myarr.indexOf("turtles") > -1);

Example 4: function search in javascript array

// function to search array using for loop
function findInArray(ar, val) {
    for (var i = 0,len = ar.length; i < len; i++) {
        if ( ar[i] === val ) { // strict equality test
            return i;
        }
    }
    return -1;
}

// example array
var ar = ['Rudi', 'Morie', 'Halo', 'Miki', 'Mittens', 'Pumpkin'];
// test the function 
alert( findInArray(ar, 'Rudi') ); // 0 (found at first element)
alert( findInArray(ar, 'Coco') ); // -1 (not found)

Example 5: array find

const array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];

const found = array1.find(element => element > 10);

console.log(found);
// expected output: 12

Example 6: js find value in array

const array1 = [5, 12, 8, 130, 44];

const found = array1.find(element => element > 10);

console.log(found);
// expected output: 12