js array include object code example

Example 1: javascript array contains

var colors = ["red", "blue", "green"];
var hasRed = colors.includes("red"); //true
var hasYellow = colors.includes("yellow"); //false

Example 2: angular list contains property

vendors.filter(function(vendor){ return vendor.Name === "Magenic" })

Example 3: how to Check if an array contains an object in javascript

// To check if an array contains an Object

const myArrayObj = [{
    'username': 'Player 1',
    'email': '[email protected]'
}, {
    'username': 'Player 2',
    'email': '[email protected]'
}];

// Create a helper function to compear the objects
const isEqual = (first, second) => {
    return JSON.stringify(first) === JSON.stringify(second);
}

const result = myArrayObj.some(e => isEqual(e, {
    'username': 'Player 1',
    'email': '[email protected]'
}));

console.log(result); // true

Example 4: javascript array contains object

// Works in all browsers
if (array.index(object) !== -1) {
  console.log(`my object is in my array`)
}

// ES7 :
if(array.includes(oject)) {
  console.log(`my object is in my array`)
}