How to check if two arrays are equal with JavaScript? [duplicate]

Answer 1

This method sucks, but I've left it here for reference so others avoid this path:

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Using Option 1 from @ninjagecko worked best for me:

Array.prototype.equals = function(array) {
    return array instanceof Array && JSON.stringify(this) === JSON.stringify(array) ;
}

a = [1, [2, 3]]
a.equals([[1, 2], 3]) // false
a.equals([1, [2, 3]]) // true

It will also handle the null and undefined case, since we're adding this to the prototype of array and checking that the other argument is also an array.