在JavaScript中比较对象的最佳方法是什么?

例子:

var user1 = {name : "nerd", org: "dev"};
var user2 = {name : "nerd", org: "dev"};
var eq = user1 == user2;
alert(eq); // gives false

我知道如果两个对象引用完全相同的对象,那么它们是相等的,但是有没有方法检查它们是否具有相同的属性值?

以下方式对我有效,但这是唯一的可能性吗?

var eq = Object.toJSON(user1) == Object.toJSON(user2);
alert(eq); // gives true

当前回答

这是我的版本,这个线程中的很多东西都是集成的(测试用例的计数相同):

Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "equals", {
    enumerable: false,
    value: function (obj) {
        var p;
        if (this === obj) {
            return true;
        }

        // some checks for native types first

        // function and sring
        if (typeof(this) === "function" || typeof(this) === "string" || this instanceof String) { 
            return this.toString() === obj.toString();
        }

        // number
        if (this instanceof Number || typeof(this) === "number") {
            if (obj instanceof Number || typeof(obj) === "number") {
                return this.valueOf() === obj.valueOf();
            }
            return false;
        }

        // null.equals(null) and undefined.equals(undefined) do not inherit from the 
        // Object.prototype so we can return false when they are passed as obj
        if (typeof(this) !== typeof(obj) || obj === null || typeof(obj) === "undefined") {
            return false;
        }

        function sort (o) {
            var result = {};

            if (typeof o !== "object") {
                return o;
            }

            Object.keys(o).sort().forEach(function (key) {
                result[key] = sort(o[key]);
            });

            return result;
        }

        if (typeof(this) === "object") {
            if (Array.isArray(this)) { // check on arrays
                return JSON.stringify(this) === JSON.stringify(obj);                
            } else { // anyway objects
                for (p in this) {
                    if (typeof(this[p]) !== typeof(obj[p])) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    if ((this[p] === null) !== (obj[p] === null)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    switch (typeof(this[p])) {
                    case 'undefined':
                        if (typeof(obj[p]) !== 'undefined') {
                            return false;
                        }
                        break;
                    case 'object':
                        if (this[p] !== null 
                                && obj[p] !== null 
                                && (this[p].constructor.toString() !== obj[p].constructor.toString() 
                                        || !this[p].equals(obj[p]))) {
                            return false;
                        }
                        break;
                    case 'function':
                        if (this[p].toString() !== obj[p].toString()) {
                            return false;
                        }
                        break;
                    default:
                        if (this[p] !== obj[p]) {
                            return false;
                        }
                    }
                };

            }
        }

        // at least check them with JSON
        return JSON.stringify(sort(this)) === JSON.stringify(sort(obj));
    }
});

这是我的测试用例:

    assertFalse({}.equals(null));
    assertFalse({}.equals(undefined));

    assertTrue("String", "hi".equals("hi"));
    assertTrue("Number", new Number(5).equals(5));
    assertFalse("Number", new Number(5).equals(10));
    assertFalse("Number+String", new Number(1).equals("1"));

    assertTrue([].equals([]));
    assertTrue([1,2].equals([1,2]));
    assertFalse([1,2].equals([2,1]));
    assertFalse([1,2].equals([1,2,3]));

    assertTrue(new Date("2011-03-31").equals(new Date("2011-03-31")));
    assertFalse(new Date("2011-03-31").equals(new Date("1970-01-01")));

    assertTrue({}.equals({}));
    assertTrue({a:1,b:2}.equals({a:1,b:2}));
    assertTrue({a:1,b:2}.equals({b:2,a:1}));
    assertFalse({a:1,b:2}.equals({a:1,b:3}));

    assertTrue({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}}.equals({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}}));
    assertFalse({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}}.equals({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:27}}));

    assertTrue("Function", (function(x){return x;}).equals(function(x){return x;}));
    assertFalse("Function", (function(x){return x;}).equals(function(y){return y+2;}));

    var a = {a: 'text', b:[0,1]};
    var b = {a: 'text', b:[0,1]};
    var c = {a: 'text', b: 0};
    var d = {a: 'text', b: false};
    var e = {a: 'text', b:[1,0]};
    var f = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.f = this.b; }};
    var g = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.f = this.b; }};
    var h = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.a = this.b; }};
    var i = {
        a: 'text',
        c: {
            b: [1, 0],
            f: function(){
                this.a = this.b;
            }
        }
    };
    var j = {
        a: 'text',
        c: {
            b: [1, 0],
            f: function(){
                this.a = this.b;
            }
        }
    };
    var k = {a: 'text', b: null};
    var l = {a: 'text', b: undefined};

    assertTrue(a.equals(b));
    assertFalse(a.equals(c));
    assertFalse(c.equals(d));
    assertFalse(a.equals(e));
    assertTrue(f.equals(g));
    assertFalse(h.equals(g));
    assertTrue(i.equals(j));
    assertFalse(d.equals(k));
    assertFalse(k.equals(l));

其他回答

如果您在没有JSON库的情况下工作,也许这将帮助您:

Object.prototype.equals = function(b) {
    var a = this;
    for(i in a) {
        if(typeof b[i] == 'undefined') {
            return false;
        }
        if(typeof b[i] == 'object') {
            if(!b[i].equals(a[i])) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if(b[i] != a[i]) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    for(i in b) {
        if(typeof a[i] == 'undefined') {
            return false;
        }
        if(typeof a[i] == 'object') {
            if(!a[i].equals(b[i])) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if(a[i] != b[i]) {
            return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

var a = {foo:'bar', bar: {blub:'bla'}};
var b = {foo:'bar', bar: {blub:'blob'}};
alert(a.equals(b)); // alert's a false

我修改了上面的代码。对于我0!==false和null!==未定义。如果不需要这样严格的检查,请在代码中删除一个“=”sign-in“this[p]!==x[p]”。

Object.prototype.equals = function(x){
    for (var p in this) {
        if(typeof(this[p]) !== typeof(x[p])) return false;
        if((this[p]===null) !== (x[p]===null)) return false;
        switch (typeof(this[p])) {
            case 'undefined':
                if (typeof(x[p]) != 'undefined') return false;
                break;
            case 'object':
                if(this[p]!==null && x[p]!==null && (this[p].constructor.toString() !== x[p].constructor.toString() || !this[p].equals(x[p]))) return false;
                break;
            case 'function':
                if (p != 'equals' && this[p].toString() != x[p].toString()) return false;
                break;
            default:
                if (this[p] !== x[p]) return false;
        }
    }
    return true;
}

然后我用下一个对象测试了它:

var a = {a: 'text', b:[0,1]};
var b = {a: 'text', b:[0,1]};
var c = {a: 'text', b: 0};
var d = {a: 'text', b: false};
var e = {a: 'text', b:[1,0]};
var f = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.f = this.b; }};
var g = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.f = this.b; }};
var h = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.a = this.b; }};
var i = {
    a: 'text',
    c: {
        b: [1, 0],
        f: function(){
            this.a = this.b;
        }
    }
};
var j = {
    a: 'text',
    c: {
        b: [1, 0],
        f: function(){
            this.a = this.b;
        }
    }
};
var k = {a: 'text', b: null};
var l = {a: 'text', b: undefined};

a==b预期为真;返回true

a==c预期为假;返回false

c==d预期为假;返回false

a==e预期为假;返回false

f==g预期为真;返回true

h==g预期为假;返回false

i==j预期为真;返回true

d==k预期为假;返回false

k==l预期为假;返回false

我为对象比较编写了这段代码,它似乎有效。检查断言:


function countProps(obj) {
    var count = 0;
    for (k in obj) {
        if (obj.hasOwnProperty(k)) {
            count++;
        }
    }
    return count;
};

function objectEquals(v1, v2) {

    if (typeof(v1) !== typeof(v2)) {
        return false;
    }

    if (typeof(v1) === "function") {
        return v1.toString() === v2.toString();
    }

    if (v1 instanceof Object && v2 instanceof Object) {
        if (countProps(v1) !== countProps(v2)) {
            return false;
        }
        var r = true;
        for (k in v1) {
            r = objectEquals(v1[k], v2[k]);
            if (!r) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    } else {
        return v1 === v2;
    }
}

assert.isTrue(objectEquals(null,null));
assert.isFalse(objectEquals(null,undefined));

assert.isTrue(objectEquals("hi","hi"));
assert.isTrue(objectEquals(5,5));
assert.isFalse(objectEquals(5,10));

assert.isTrue(objectEquals([],[]));
assert.isTrue(objectEquals([1,2],[1,2]));
assert.isFalse(objectEquals([1,2],[2,1]));
assert.isFalse(objectEquals([1,2],[1,2,3]));

assert.isTrue(objectEquals({},{}));
assert.isTrue(objectEquals({a:1,b:2},{a:1,b:2}));
assert.isTrue(objectEquals({a:1,b:2},{b:2,a:1}));
assert.isFalse(objectEquals({a:1,b:2},{a:1,b:3}));

assert.isTrue(objectEquals({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}},{1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}}));
assert.isFalse(objectEquals({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}},{1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:27}}));

assert.isTrue(objectEquals(function(x){return x;},function(x){return x;}));
assert.isFalse(objectEquals(function(x){return x;},function(y){return y+2;}));

这是我的版本,这个线程中的很多东西都是集成的(测试用例的计数相同):

Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "equals", {
    enumerable: false,
    value: function (obj) {
        var p;
        if (this === obj) {
            return true;
        }

        // some checks for native types first

        // function and sring
        if (typeof(this) === "function" || typeof(this) === "string" || this instanceof String) { 
            return this.toString() === obj.toString();
        }

        // number
        if (this instanceof Number || typeof(this) === "number") {
            if (obj instanceof Number || typeof(obj) === "number") {
                return this.valueOf() === obj.valueOf();
            }
            return false;
        }

        // null.equals(null) and undefined.equals(undefined) do not inherit from the 
        // Object.prototype so we can return false when they are passed as obj
        if (typeof(this) !== typeof(obj) || obj === null || typeof(obj) === "undefined") {
            return false;
        }

        function sort (o) {
            var result = {};

            if (typeof o !== "object") {
                return o;
            }

            Object.keys(o).sort().forEach(function (key) {
                result[key] = sort(o[key]);
            });

            return result;
        }

        if (typeof(this) === "object") {
            if (Array.isArray(this)) { // check on arrays
                return JSON.stringify(this) === JSON.stringify(obj);                
            } else { // anyway objects
                for (p in this) {
                    if (typeof(this[p]) !== typeof(obj[p])) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    if ((this[p] === null) !== (obj[p] === null)) {
                        return false;
                    }
                    switch (typeof(this[p])) {
                    case 'undefined':
                        if (typeof(obj[p]) !== 'undefined') {
                            return false;
                        }
                        break;
                    case 'object':
                        if (this[p] !== null 
                                && obj[p] !== null 
                                && (this[p].constructor.toString() !== obj[p].constructor.toString() 
                                        || !this[p].equals(obj[p]))) {
                            return false;
                        }
                        break;
                    case 'function':
                        if (this[p].toString() !== obj[p].toString()) {
                            return false;
                        }
                        break;
                    default:
                        if (this[p] !== obj[p]) {
                            return false;
                        }
                    }
                };

            }
        }

        // at least check them with JSON
        return JSON.stringify(sort(this)) === JSON.stringify(sort(obj));
    }
});

这是我的测试用例:

    assertFalse({}.equals(null));
    assertFalse({}.equals(undefined));

    assertTrue("String", "hi".equals("hi"));
    assertTrue("Number", new Number(5).equals(5));
    assertFalse("Number", new Number(5).equals(10));
    assertFalse("Number+String", new Number(1).equals("1"));

    assertTrue([].equals([]));
    assertTrue([1,2].equals([1,2]));
    assertFalse([1,2].equals([2,1]));
    assertFalse([1,2].equals([1,2,3]));

    assertTrue(new Date("2011-03-31").equals(new Date("2011-03-31")));
    assertFalse(new Date("2011-03-31").equals(new Date("1970-01-01")));

    assertTrue({}.equals({}));
    assertTrue({a:1,b:2}.equals({a:1,b:2}));
    assertTrue({a:1,b:2}.equals({b:2,a:1}));
    assertFalse({a:1,b:2}.equals({a:1,b:3}));

    assertTrue({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}}.equals({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}}));
    assertFalse({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:26}}.equals({1:{name:"mhc",age:28}, 2:{name:"arb",age:27}}));

    assertTrue("Function", (function(x){return x;}).equals(function(x){return x;}));
    assertFalse("Function", (function(x){return x;}).equals(function(y){return y+2;}));

    var a = {a: 'text', b:[0,1]};
    var b = {a: 'text', b:[0,1]};
    var c = {a: 'text', b: 0};
    var d = {a: 'text', b: false};
    var e = {a: 'text', b:[1,0]};
    var f = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.f = this.b; }};
    var g = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.f = this.b; }};
    var h = {a: 'text', b:[1,0], f: function(){ this.a = this.b; }};
    var i = {
        a: 'text',
        c: {
            b: [1, 0],
            f: function(){
                this.a = this.b;
            }
        }
    };
    var j = {
        a: 'text',
        c: {
            b: [1, 0],
            f: function(){
                this.a = this.b;
            }
        }
    };
    var k = {a: 'text', b: null};
    var l = {a: 'text', b: undefined};

    assertTrue(a.equals(b));
    assertFalse(a.equals(c));
    assertFalse(c.equals(d));
    assertFalse(a.equals(e));
    assertTrue(f.equals(g));
    assertFalse(h.equals(g));
    assertTrue(i.equals(j));
    assertFalse(d.equals(k));
    assertFalse(k.equals(l));

当然不是唯一的方法——您可以原型化一个方法(在这里针对Object,但我当然不建议将Object用于实时代码)来复制C#/Java风格的比较方法。

编辑,因为似乎需要一个通用示例:

Object.prototype.equals = function(x)
{
    for(p in this)
    {
        switch(typeof(this[p]))
        {
            case 'object':
                if (!this[p].equals(x[p])) { return false }; break;
            case 'function':
                if (typeof(x[p])=='undefined' || (p != 'equals' && this[p].toString() != x[p].toString())) { return false; }; break;
            default:
                if (this[p] != x[p]) { return false; }
        }
    }

    for(p in x)
    {
        if(typeof(this[p])=='undefined') {return false;}
    }

    return true;
}

请注意,使用toString()测试方法绝对不够好,但一个可以接受的方法非常困难,因为空格是否有意义,更不用说同义词方法和使用不同实现产生相同结果的方法。以及针对Object的原型设计问题。