Get the element in the array with the max value of a property using jQuery
arrays, javascript, jquery, minmax
Solution
Maybe I got you wrong... but is that you are looking for?
function getHighest(array) {
var max = {};
for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
if (array[i].order > (max.order || 0))
max = array[i];
}
return max;
}
// var array = [object, object, object ...];
var highest = getHighest(array);
DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/c6gfj/
Problem
I have an array of a custom JavaScript object which has a property named `order`. I have an array of this object, and I want to get the item with the highest "order". Since I'm relatively new to jQuery, and coming from a C# background this is one of the instances where I highly appreciate LINQ :) Anyway, to cut a long story short, I've checked the following links but they only return the value and not a reference of the array element itself... So a little help in changing that to return the element would be appreciated. jQuery min/max property from array of elements element with the max height from a set of elements The custom object in question(which I have an array of) is as follows: ``` var severity = function (key, value, order) { this.key = key; this.value = value; this.order = order; }; ```