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Reputation: 8970

Javascript Test value in array

I have a html table I an trying to create a function for. I will loop over all of the column names and if they contain a word that is in my array, I will turn that columns value into a formatted link accordingly.

function createLink(field, val){

    // Create a mapping of our data
    var output = {
        'ntid': 'https://example.com/profile/'+val,
        'email': 'mailTo:' + val
    };

    // Test and return values
    // pseudo code

    if(field matches a key partially in output){
        return '<a href="'+output[value]+'" target="_blank">'+[val]+'</a>';
    }else{
        return 'No Matches';
    }

}

 // Examples
 createLink('NTID', 'bob'); // '<a href="https://example.com/profile/bob" target="_blank">bob</a>';
 createLink('Sup NTID', 'bob'); // '<a href="https://example.com/profile/bob" target="_blank">bob</a>';
 createLink('Email', '[email protected]'); // '<a href="mailTo:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>';
 createLink('Sup Email', '[email protected]'); // '<a href="mailTo:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>';

How could I go about testing the value to see if it has a partial match in my output array and then returning its formatted link?

Since these column names are dynamic and could change any time, I just want to test for partial words rather than the exact string.

If there is no match, I could just return a placeholder value such as "No Match".

Upvotes: 0

Views: 71

Answers (1)

georg
georg

Reputation: 214959

Iterate Object.keys and return if a key is in the "field" string:

function createLink(field, val) {

    var output = {
        'ntid': 'https://example.com/profile/' + val,
        'email': 'mailTo:' + val
    };

    for (var key of Object.keys(output))
        if (field.toLowerCase().includes(key))
            return `<a href="${output[key]}" target="_blank">${val}</a>`;

    return 'No Matches';
}

// Examples
console.log(createLink('NTID', 'bob'));
console.log(createLink('Sup Email', '[email protected]'));

Upvotes: 1

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