I have a very complex object that looks like this:
[
{type: "type", data: {a ton more stuff}},
//with tons of these objects.
]
What I am wondering is if all 'type' keys are unique, could I get the object within the array with the given type or will I need to loop through the json array every time?? What I really need is the data, but I only know the type. This is a database schema that is not mine so unfortunately I cannot change the object.
There may be a more efficient way, but you could use Array.prototype.find():
const item = items.find(i => i.type === 'yourType');
You could also loop through once and create a Map if type is unique, using type as the key and the object as the value. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Map
Short answer is yes. Since it is an array of objects you need to loop through it. What you need is
const newArr = oldArr.filter(obj => (obj.type && obj.type === 'myType' && obj.data) ? obj.data : false));
