How to get json data from a api where there are the same names as values

Question

i want to make a system that searches for data in json. so i have the json on an rest api. the api looks like this

[
    {
    "info": "cute but big animal",
    "type": "pig",
    "name": "patty"
    },
    {
    "info": "Barks all the time",
    "type": "dog",
    "name": "parker"
    },
    {
    "info": "Makes delicious eggs",
    "type": "chicken",
    "name": "chicky"
    }
]

there are alot of values with the same name.

i googled alot to find some awnsers but they all say i need to number. data.value[1]

i want to be able to search for patty and get the info & type just get the json data

Javascript or nodeJS

Does this answer your question? [JS search in object values](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8517089/js-search-in-object-values) — Heretic Monkey, Aug 11 '21 at 17:22
What is the result you expect to get when you search for `patty` ? — Adil Bimzagh, Aug 11 '21 at 17:31
@AdilBimzagh i want this to reply: { "info": "cute but big animal", "type": "pig", "name": "patty" }, — Rikkerd, Aug 11 '21 at 18:08

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 11 '21 at 19:50

If you know both the key and the value, it seems this is the simplest way:

const arrayOfObjects = [
    {
    "info": "cute but big animal",
    "type": "pig",
    "name": "patty"
    },
    {
    "info": "Barks all the time",
    "type": "dog",
    "name": "parker"
    },
    {
    "info": "Makes delicious eggs",
    "type": "chicken",
    "name": "chicky"
    }
];

const key = 'name';
const value = 'patty';
const object = arrayOfObjects.find(obj => obj[key] === value);

console.log(object);

If you do not know the key, this is a possible way:

const arrayOfObjects = [
    {
    "info": "cute but big animal",
    "type": "pig",
    "name": "patty"
    },
    {
    "info": "Barks all the time",
    "type": "dog",
    "name": "parker"
    },
    {
    "info": "Makes delicious eggs",
    "type": "chicken",
    "name": "chicky"
    }
];

const value = 'patty';
const object = arrayOfObjects.find(
  obj => Object.values(obj).some(val => val === value)
);

console.log(object);

How to get json data from a api where there are the same names as values

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