Searching JavaScript objects

With objects being the main method of holding data within your application, it can be very useful to be able to find objects matching a certain criteria. jQuery does not provide a direct method for us to search through objects and arrays of objects; however, we can easily create this functionality.

Getting ready

Using your favorite text editor, create a blank HTML document named recipe-4.html, and ensure that you have the latest version of jQuery installed. Add the following HTML code to this HTML file:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Chapter 3 :: AJAX & JSON</title>
  <script src="jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script>

  </script>
</head>
<body></body>
</html>

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