JavaScript - Array item not being found

Question

For some reason, the result here is coming up as false, yet the array contains that particular dateId.

See code below:

var pollOptions = [
  {"dateId": "183738", "answer": false},
  {"dateId": "183738", "answer": true}
];

var theDate = "183738";
var doesDateExist = theDate in pollOptions


document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = doesDateExist;

Mohammad Usman · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-08 10:28:56Z

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in operator works for objects (not on arrays). You can use .some() method to check the presence of a specific value in an array of objects:

var pollOptions = [
  {"dateId": "183738", "answer": false},
  {"dateId": "183738", "answer": true}
];

var theDate = "183738";
var doesDateExist = pollOptions.some(({ dateId }) => dateId === theDate);


document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = doesDateExist;

<div id="demo"></div>

answered Apr 8, 2020 at 10:28

Mohammad Usman

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Darryl Over a year ago

Thanks this is perfect :) If i wanted to get the "answer" value from the key I am searching for, how woild I do this?

Mohammad Usman Over a year ago

@DarrylBartlett You mean you will have this type of code? theAnswer = false

Darryl Over a year ago

@Mohammed Usman - Yeah that's right. So if I was searching for 183738, it would return the answer, for example false.

Mohammad Usman Over a year ago

@DarrylBartlett If you wants to find object with multiple search filters, you can check this post... stackoverflow.com/questions/31831651/…

Shane Creedon · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-08 10:32:59Z

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You can use the .includes() method on an array rather an in`, which works on objects.

var pollOptions = [{"dateId": "183738", "answer": false}, {"dateId": "183738", "answer": true}];

var theDate = "183738";
var doesDateExist = pollOptions.map(item => item.dateId).includes(theDate);

document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = doesDateExist;

Additionally, I use the .map() function to stream your object into an array only containing the dateIds. Then we can use .includes()

answered Apr 8, 2020 at 10:32

Shane Creedon

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Darryl Over a year ago

How could I get the "answer" out of this query as well?

Shane Creedon Over a year ago

What do you mean? it returns true / false as you specifed

GoranLegenda · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-08 10:34:18Z

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var pollOptions = [{"dateId": "183738", "answer": false}, {"dateId": "183738", "answer": true}];
var theDate = "183738";

var doesDateExist  = Boolean(pollOptions.find(function(item) {
   return item.dateId === theDate
}))

console.log(doesDateExist )

answered Apr 8, 2020 at 10:34

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