js find array object by property code example

Example 1: js get array item by property

const jsObjects = [
  {id: 1, displayName: "First"}, 
  {id: 2, displayName: "Second"}, 
  {id: 3, displayName: "Third"}, 
  {id: 4, displayName: "Fourth"}
]

// You can use the arrow function expression:
var result = jsObjects.find(obj => {
	// Returns the object where
	// the given property has some value 
  	return obj.id === 1
})

console.log(result)

// Output: {id: 1, displayName: "First"}

Example 2: 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 3: js find element in array by property

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

Example 4: javascript find object in array by property value

const fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'grapes', 'mango', 'orange'];

const filterItems = (needle, heystack) => {
  let query = needle.toLowerCase();
  return heystack.filter(item => item.toLowerCase().indexOf(query) >= 0);
}

console.log(filterItems('ap', fruits)); // ['apple', 'grapes']
console.log(filterItems('ang', fruits)); // ['mango', 'orange']

Example 5: 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 6: find an object from array of objects javascript

function getByValue2(arr, value) {

  var result  = arr.filter(function(o){return o.b == value;} );

  return result? result[0] : null; // or undefined

}