Javascript array containsObj extension

[sathenzar]

Hey guys, was writing a test project to refresh myself in a few areas and I came across the need for two extensions in javascript I wrote. They might not be the most efficient methods in the world but if you need them feel free to use them!

/* Returns the first object in the array that matches the designated values (json or single value accepted).
 * If the val parameter is not valid json it can only contain one value. Otherwise it will need to be json
 * that contains a 'matches' element that is an array of values to test against the property.
 * Can be used like so:
 * var arr = new Array();
 * arr.push(new google.maps.LatLng(100.0, 200.9));
 * arr.push(new google.maps.LatLng(300.0, 210.3));
 * var searchElem = arr.containsObj("lat", "{\"matches\":[\"300.0\", \"100.0\"]}");
 * In this example searchElem would return the first object it found so it would return the second element in the array.
*/
if (!Array.prototype.containsObj)
{
    Array.prototype.containsObj = function(prop, val)
    {
        if (this == null)
            return null;

        var t = Object(this);
        if (t.length === 0)
            return null;

        try
        {
            var jsonStr = JSON.parse(val);
            for (var i = 0; i < t.length; i++)
            {
                if (t[i] != null && t[i] != undefined)
                {
                    for (var i2 = 0; i2 < jsonStr["matches"].length; i2++)
                    {
                        var nVal = jsonStr["matches"][i2];
                        //console.log("t[" + i + "][" + prop + "] = " + t[i][prop] + " nVal = " + nVal);
                        if (t[i][prop] == nVal)
                            return t[i];
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch(e)
        {

            for (var i = 0; i < t.length; i++)
            {
                if (t[i] != null && t[i] != undefined)
                {
                    if (t[i][prop] == val)
                        return t[i];
                }
            }
        }

        return null;
    }

    /* Returns the first object in the array that matches the designated property/value pairs in the json 'matches' section.
     * So you could call it like so:
     * var arr = new Array();
     * arr.push(new google.maps.LatLng(100.0, 200.9));
     * arr.push(new google.maps.LatLng(300.0, 210.3));
     * var searchElem = arr.containsObjVals("{\"matches\":[{\"propName\":\"lat\", \"propVal\":\"100.0\"}, {\"propName\":\"lng\", \"propVal\":\"200.9\"}]}");
     * assuming the LatLng object contains the properties named 'lat' and 'lng' (without the quotes of course).
     */
    Array.prototype.containsObjVals = function (params)
    {
        //console.log("params: " + params);
        if (this == null)
            return null;

        var t = Object(this);
        if (t.length === 0)
            return null;

        try
        {
            var jsonStr = JSON.parse(params);
            for (var i = 0; i < t.length; i++)
            {
                //console.log("now looping through i: " + i);
                if (t[i] != null && t[i] != undefined)
                {
                    //console.log("t[i] is not null");
                    for (var i2 = 0; i2 < jsonStr["matches"].length; i2++)
                    {
                        var prop = jsonStr["matches"][i2].propName;
                        var val = jsonStr["matches"][i2].propVal;
                        //console.log("matches: " + i2 + " prop: " + prop + " " + val);
                        if (t[i][prop] == val)
                            return t[i];
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        catch (e)
        {
            //console.log("Error while parsing json. Error info: " + e);
            return null;
        }

        return null;
    }