Find value in javascript array of objects deeply nested with ES6

Question

In an array of objects I need to find a value -- where key is activity : However the activity key can be dee

Answer 1

You can use some() method and recursion to find if activity exists on any level and return true/false as result.

const activityItems = [{"name":"Sunday","items":[{"name":"Gym","activity":"weights"}]},{"name":"Monday","items":[{"name":"Track","activity":"race"},{"name":"Work","activity":"meeting"},{"name":"Swim","items":[{"name":"Beach","activity":"scuba diving"},{"name":"Pool","activity":"back stroke"}]}]}]

let findDeep = function(data, activity) {
  return data.some(function(e) {
    if(e.activity == activity) return true;
    else if(e.items) return findDeep(e.items, activity)
  })
}

console.log(findDeep(activityItems, 'scuba diving'))