any

Returns true if any element in an array matches the given predicate. This is an expression — the predicate is evaluated against each element using $this to refer to the current element.

Syntax

<array>.any(predicate)

Arguments

• predicate - A boolean expression evaluated against each element. Use $this to refer to the current element and $key to refer to the current index.

Examples

Check if any number exceeds a threshold

[1, 2, 3].any($this > 2)
// true

[1, 2, 3].any($this > 5)
// false

Check a field on objects

[{"age": 20}, {"age": 30}].any($this.age >= 30)
// true

CLI usage — check if any user is an admin

$ echo '{"users": [{"role": "user"}, {"role": "admin"}]}' \
  | dasel -i json 'users.any($this.role == "admin")'
true