Searching an Array of JSON objects

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I'm not sure how to accomplish this following given this array of JSON objects:

var stuff = [
  {
    'Address' : '123 Street',
    'Name'    : 'From'
  },
  {
    'Address' : '456 Avenue',
    'Name'    : 'To'
  }
]

So what I would like to be able to do is query this array of objects based on one of the properties, in this case 'Name', and return the entire object that matches the query.

Is there anyway to do this with jquery or just regular javascript?

For example I'd like to return the whole object where Name === 'From'

ricosrealm · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-21 15:38:19Z

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function findStuff(jsonobject, propertyToFind, valueToFind)
{
    for (var i = 0; i < jsonobject.length; i++) {
        if (jsonobject[i][propertyToFind] === valueToFind)
           return jsonobject[i];
    }
    return null;
}

edited Jun 21, 2011 at 15:38

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 15:32

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markt · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-21 15:30:57Z

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for(var i=0; i<stuff.length; i++){
    var item = stuff[i];
    if(item.Name=='From')
       ....
}

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 15:30

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Brad Christie · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-21 15:31:22Z

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function findByName(ary,name){
    for (var a = 0; a < ary.length; a++){
        if (ary[a].Name == name)
            return stuff[a];
    }
    return {};
}

var match = findByName(stuff,'From');

Use a loop to go through the objects. Use .Name off the object to read the JSON object's property value.

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 15:31

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genesis · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-21 15:32:26Z

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$.each('stuff', function(key,value)
{
    if (key == 'Name' && value == 'From')
    {
         alert('got it!');
    }
});

answered Jun 21, 2011 at 15:32

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Hakan Bilgin · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-07 07:12:51Z

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Instead of writing custom functions, you can use this JS lib - DefiantJS (defiantjs.com). Which extends the global object JSON with the method "search". With this method, you can search a JSON structure with XPath expressions and it'll return array with the matches (empty array if no matches were found).

    var stuff = [
       {
          "Address": "123 Street",
          "Name": "From"
       },
       {
          "Address": "456 Avenue",
          "Name": "To"
       }
    ],
    res = JSON.search( stuff, '//*[Name = "From"]' );

console.log( res[0].Address );
// 123 Street

Here is a working fiddle:
http://jsfiddle.net/hbi99/4H57C/

answered Jan 7, 2014 at 7:12

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