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

While not as elegant as a recursive algorithm, you could JSON.stringify() the array, which gives this:

[{"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"}]}]}]

You could then use a template literal to search for the pattern:

`"activity":"${activity}"`

Complete function:

findMatch = (activity, activityItems) =>
  JSON.stringify(activityItems).includes(`"activity":"${activity}"`);

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',
          },
        ],
      },
    ],
  }
];

findMatch = (activity, activityItems) =>
  JSON.stringify(activityItems).includes(`"activity":"${activity}"`);

console.log(findMatch('scuba diving', activityItems)); //true
console.log(findMatch('dumpster diving', activityItems)); //false