Deep comparison of objects/arrays [duplicate]

Answer 1

As an underscore mixin:

in coffee-script:

_.mixin deepEquals: (ar1, ar2) ->

    # typeofs should match
    return false unless (_.isArray(ar1) and _.isArray(ar2)) or (_.isObject(ar1) and _.isObject(ar2))

    #lengths should match
    return false if ar1.length != ar2.length

    still_matches = true

    _fail = -> still_matches = false

    _.each ar1, (prop1, n) =>

      prop2 = ar2[n]

      return if prop1 == prop2

      _fail() unless _.deepEquals prop1, prop2

    return still_matches

And in javascript:

_.mixin({
  deepEquals: function(ar1, ar2) {
    var still_matches, _fail,
      _this = this;
    if (!((_.isArray(ar1) && _.isArray(ar2)) || (_.isObject(ar1) && _.isObject(ar2)))) {
      return false;
    }
    if (ar1.length !== ar2.length) {
      return false;
    }
    still_matches = true;
    _fail = function() {
      still_matches = false;
    };
    _.each(ar1, function(prop1, n) {
      var prop2;
      prop2 = ar2[n];
      if (prop1 !== prop2 && !_.deepEquals(prop1, prop2)) {
        _fail();
      }
    });
    return still_matches;
  }
});