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i have array looks

var data = [  {"target": "production", "datapoints": [[165.0, 136], [141.0, 176], [null, 176]]},  {"target": "test", "datapoints": [[169.0, 100], [151.0, 160], [null, 120]]},  {"target": "backup", "datapoints": [[1.0, 130], [32.0, 120], [13.0, 130]]} ] 

is possible search array return hash contains example "production"

{"target": "production", "datapoints": [[165.0, 136], [141.0, 176], [null, 176]]} 

i looked @ http://api.jquery.com/jquery.inarray/ didn't know how use it.

you can do:

var target = "production"; var result = $.grep(data, function(e){ return e.target == target; });  console.log(result);