js search input code example

Example 1: how to search for elements that are on the webpage using html

<form id="form"> 
  <input type="search" id="query" name="q" placeholder="Search...">
  <button>Search</button>
</form>

Example 2: search input at array javascript

var people = [
  {
    name: "John Smith",
    url: "http://example.com/johnsmith"
  },
  {
    name: "John Johnson",
    url: "http://example.com/johnjohnson"
  },
  {
    name: "Bob Thompson",
    url: "http://example.com/bobthompson"
  },
  {
    name: "Smith Sanchez",
    url: "http://example.com/smithsanchez"
  },
  {
    name: "Bob Sanchez",
    url: "http://example.com/bobsanchez"
  }
];
$("#search-input").on("keyup", function(){
  var searchFor = $("#search-input").val().toLowerCase();
  var results = [];
  for(var i=0;i<people.length;i++){
    if(people[i].name.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchFor) > -1)
      results.push("<a href='"+people[i].url+"' target='_blank'>"+people[i].name+"</a>")
  }
  if(results.length == 0)
    $("#search-results").html("No Results Found");
  else
    $("#search-results").html(results.join("<br>"));
});