Question

entirely in JS, no server backend. I need to allow the user to search and then show a list of matched names. I’m using jQuery UI AutoComplete but need some JS to filter the results.

Given an Array of names:

Bob Hope
James Jones
Steve Jobs
Larry McBridge

Given a search term like Bo

How can I get just Bob Hope to return

Given a Search term like b:

How can I get all but James Jones?

Any simple JS for comparing two strings? Thanks

Answer 1

var names = ["Bob Hope","James Jones","Steve Jobs","Larry McBridge"]   
var query = "bo"
var results = $(names)
        .map(function(i,v){ 
            if(v.toLowerCase().indexOf(query.toLowerCase())!=-1){return v} 
        }).get()

// results is ["Bob Hope"]