Javascript -- find object with element of a specific value

Question

I am working on an application that gets an id number -- and then I need to find the object that an element with an id. so if I have the value 6 --- I want to gain access to the correct object in this array so I can then read service_name

[{
"id": 2,
"service_name": "benny"
},{
"id": 5,
"service_name": "ready"
},{
"id": 6,
"service_name": "chitty"
},{
"id": 9,
"service_name": "robby"
}]

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Assuming `obj` is the obj (parse the json to obj like `JSON.parse(obj)` before you do this), `obj.find(item => item.id === 6)` should get you the item... But this is standard JS and is easily found here with more examples: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/find — Rajshri Mohan K S, Oct 23 '20 at 09:23
Just to mention. Even though this question is a duplicate it was the first google result since it used the "element" and not "by id" keyword. So people looking for it will find a solution here! — Martin Müsli, Oct 17 '22 at 19:40

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 23 '20 at 09:23

Use Array.find()

const arr = [{
"id": 2,
"service_name": "benny"
},{
"id": 5,
"service_name": "ready"
},{
"id": 6,
"service_name": "chitty"
},{
"id": 9,
"service_name": "robby"
}]


const six = arr.find(i => i.id === 6)

console.log(six.service_name)

Javascript -- find object with element of a specific value

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