How to search an array in Jquery like SQL LIKE %value% statement

Question

I have an array with some values. How can I search that array using jquery for a value which is matched or close to it?

var a = [\"foo\",\"fool\",\"cool\",\"         


        

Answer 1

try this:

var infoData = ["foo","fool","cool","god"], 
search   = 'oo';

//this makes the magic
infoData = $$(infoData).filter(function(){
        return (this.search(search) >= 0)
    })  

var n = infoData.length;
    console.log("size result: "+ n );

for(var item = 0; item < n ;item++){
    console.log("item: "+item+" data : "+infoData[item]);       
}

result:

size result: 3

item: 0 data : foo
item: 1 data : fool
item: 2 data : cool