I am trying to retrieve a DOM element from an array, and I want to set it as a variable to use outside its scope. Right now, my variable future_devices returns one object as expected. But my other variable future_device returns the object when the current DOM should have returned [] due to my last if statement. I originally tried to declare my variables as var due to scope but that did not help. Here is my code:
var future_devices = $('.hardware .future-hardware')
if (future_devices.length) {
let future_device = $(future_devices)
.each(function() {
let device = this
let device_work_order = $(device)
.data(
'work-order'
)
if (device_work_order == data['new_host']['work_order']) {
return device
}
})
I can tell you on the said DOM, the two variables I am using to compare have the following values:
device_work_order = 3MOD0
data['new_host']['work_order'] = 3MOD9
So since future_devices returns only one object and my last if statement is not true, I should get [], right?
$(...) is returning the jQuery collection and always will regardless. So an assignment statement using .each() is the wrong approach.
Solution: Assign the return of .filter() instead. Filter is designed to accomplish your goal. Reference
NOTE: You should realize that if there is more than one match, it will return the entire collection of matches. In the code below I show only the first match, but since there are two matches (for demonstration), you'll see that both matches are returned.
const future_devices = $('.hardware .future-hardware');
const data = {new_host: {work_order: 333}};
const future_device = $(future_devices)
.filter(function(idx, el) {
let device_work_order = $(el).data('work-order');
if (device_work_order == data['new_host']['work_order']) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
})
console.log("First match only: ", future_device[0]); // First match
console.log("Collection: ",future_device); // All matches<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<div class="hardware">
<div class="future-hardware" data-work-order="111">111</div>
</div>
<div class="hardware">
<div class="future-hardware" data-work-order="333">First Match</div>
</div>
<div class="hardware">
<div class="future-hardware" data-work-order="111">111</div>
</div>
<div class="hardware">
<div class="future-hardware" data-work-order="333">Second Match</div>
</div>
<div class="hardware">
<div class="future-hardware" data-work-order="111">111</div>
</div>
<div class="hardware">
<div class="future-hardware" data-work-order="111">111</div>
</div>