How to compare two JavaScript array objects using jQuery/JavaScript ?

Last Updated : 13 Jul, 2023

In this article, we are given two JavaScript array/array objects and the task is to compare the equality of both array objects.

These are the methods to compare two JavaScript array objects:

Using jQuery not() method
Use the sort() function
Use JSON.stringify() function
Using every() and indexOf()
Using Lodash _.isEqual() Method

Approach 1: Using jQuery not() method

Use the jQuery not() method to check for each element of array1, if it is not present in array2 or for each element of array2, if this is not present in array1, then it returns false in both cases.
Also, check the length of both arrays.

Example: This example uses the jQuery not() method to compare the equality of both arrays.

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>

    <title>
        How to compare two JavaScript array
        objects using jQuery/JavaScript ?
    </title>
</head>

<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1 style="color:green;">
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>

    <h3>
        Click on the button to check
        equality of arrays<br>
        Array 1 = [1, 3, 5, 8]<br>
        Array 2 = [1, 3, 5, 7]
    </h3>

    <button onclick="GFG_Fun()">
        Click Here
    </button>

    <h3 id="GFG" 
        style="color: green;">
    </h3>

    <script>
        let elm = document.getElementById('GFG');
        let arr1 = [1, 3, 5, 8];
        let arr2 = [1, 3, 5, 7];

        function GFG_Fun() {
            elm.innerHTML =
                $(arr1).not(arr2).length === 0 &&
                $(arr2).not(arr1).length === 0;
        } 
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Approach 2: Use the sort() function

First, use the sort() function to sort both arrays in ascending order.
Then start matching the element one by one and if there is any mismatch found then it returns false otherwise it returns true.

Example: This example uses JavaScript`s sort() method to sort the array in ascending order then it checks for the same values.

JavaScript

let arr1 = [1, 3, 7, 5];
let arr2 = [1, 3, 5, 7];

function compare(ar1, ar2) {
    ar1.sort();
    ar2.sort();

    if (ar1.length != ar2.length)
        return false;

    for (let i = 0; i < ar1.length; i++) {
        if (ar1[i] != ar2[i])
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}

console.log(compare(arr1, arr2));

Output

true

Approach 3: JSON.stringify() function

Create two array objects and store them into arr1 and arr2 variables.
Use JSON.stringify() function to convert an object into a JSON string.
Now compare both JSON strings using the comparison operator (==) to check whether both array objects are equal or not.

Note: This method works only when both array objects are sorted in the same fashion.

Example: In this example, we will be using JSON.stringify() function to compare two array objects.

JavaScript

let arr1 = [
    { id: "1", name: "GeeksforGeeks" },
    { id: "2", name: "GFG" }
];

let arr2 = [
    { id: "1", name: "GeeksforGeeks" },
    { id: "2", name: "GFG" }
];

function compare(ar1, ar2) {
    if (JSON.stringify(ar1) == JSON.stringify(ar2)) {
        return true;
    }
    else
        return false;
}

console.log(compare(arr1, arr2));

Output

true

Approach 4: Using every() and indexOf()

We can use every() to iterate through every array element. The JavaScript Array indexOf() Method is used to find the index of the first occurrence of the search element provided as the argument to the method.

Example:

JavaScript

let array1 = [1, 2, 3];
let array2 = [1, 2, 3];

let isEqual = array1.length === array2.length &&
    array1.every(function (element, index) {
        return element === array2[index];
    });

console.log(isEqual);

Output

true

Approach 5: Using Lodash _.isEqual() Method

The Lodash _.isEqual() Method performs a deep comparison between two values to determine if they are equivalent.

Example: