javascript check if two arrays of objects have same elements
var isEqual = function (value, other) {
// Get the value type
var type = Object.prototype.toString.call(value);
// If the two objects are not the same type, return false
if (type !== Object.prototype.toString.call(other)) return false;
// If items are not an object or array, return false
if (['[object Array]', '[object Object]'].indexOf(type) < 0) return false;
// Compare the length of the length of the two items
var valueLen = type === '[object Array]' ? value.length : Object.keys(value).length;
var otherLen = type === '[object Array]' ? other.length : Object.keys(other).length;
if (valueLen !== otherLen) return false;
// Compare two items
var compare = function (item1, item2) {
// Get the object type
var itemType = Object.prototype.toString.call(item1);
// If an object or array, compare recursively
if (['[object Array]', '[object Object]'].indexOf(itemType) >= 0) {
if (!isEqual(item1, item2)) return false;
}
// Otherwise, do a simple comparison
else {
// If the two items are not the same type, return false
if (itemType !== Object.prototype.toString.call(item2)) return false;
// Else if it's a function, convert to a string and compare
// Otherwise, just compare
if (itemType === '[object Function]') {
if (item1.toString() !== item2.toString()) return false;
} else {
if (item1 !== item2) return false;
}
}
};
// Compare properties
if (type === '[object Array]') {
for (var i = 0; i < valueLen; i++) {
if (compare(value[i], other[i]) === false) return false;
}
} else {
for (var key in value) {
if (value.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
if (compare(value[key], other[key]) === false) return false;
}
}
}
// If nothing failed, return true
return true;
};