JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by easwee

JavaScript

var workItems =   [
    { "id": 2616, "category": ".category-copy .category-beauty .category-fashion"}, //this is a match
    { "id": 1505, "category": ".category-beauty"}, // NOT
    { "id": 1500, "category": ".category-beauty .category-fashion"}, // NOT
    { "id": 692, "category": ".category-stills .category-retouching"}, // NOT
    { "id": 593, "category": ".category-beauty .category-capture .category-fashion .category-product .category-stills .category-stills-retouching "}, // NOT
    { "id": 636, "category": ".category-beauty .category-copy .category-fashion"}, //this is a match
    { "id": 547, "category": ".category-fashion .category-lifestyle .category-stills .category-stills-retouching "}, // NOT
    { "id": 588, "category": ".category-capture .category-recent-work .category-copy .category-beauty .category-fashion"} //this is a match
];

var	filtersArray = [".category-beauty", ".category-fashion", ".category-copy"];

var i;
for (i = 0; i < filtersArray.length; ++i) {
    var searchString = filtersArray[i];
    console.log('Searching for: ' + searchString);
    var filtered = $(workItems).filter(function(){
        return this.category.indexOf(searchString);
    });    
}	
console.log('Filtered results: ' + JSON.stringify(filtered, null, 4));