Dataviewjs include() method doesn't work with frontmatter list of links

[GoriGori]

What I’m trying to do

I’m trying to count the amount of same list property values among the pages.
All pages have list property (called Notes), it is a list of links to created or not created pages (for example - [[aquamor]]).

Things I have tried

Having read the forum, I’ve tried this code

//perfume is an array on 2 items - pages with fronmatter Notes
//Notes is a list of links, both pages have Notes[0]="[[aquamor|aquamor]]"
const perfumes = dv.pages('"нос"').where(f => f.Author=="horhehe");

let saved1, saved2;

//saved1 is a first note of perfume 1
saved1 = perfumes[0].Notes[0];
//saved2 is a first note of perfume 2
saved2 = perfumes[1].Notes[0];

//lets print our notes
dv.paragraph("saved1 = "+ saved1);
dv.paragraph("saved2 = "+ saved2);
//the outcome is two links both named aquamor

//lets compare these two notes we have
dv.paragraph("are they the same? "+(saved1 == saved1));
//the outcome is true, so they are the same

//however for this two inclusion checks 
//the outcome should be true and true as I understand it
dv.paragraph("is aquamor in perfume 1? "+perfumes[0].Notes.includes(saved1));
dv.paragraph("is aquamor in perfume 1? "+perfumes[0].Notes.includes(saved2));
//but the outcome is true and false

it produces this outcome

I can’t understand, why the last output is false (and how to write a code where the outcome of checking if a link property is included will be true)

[GoriGori]

@GoriGori

Notes.

found a typo, right code is below

//perfume is an array on 2 items - pages with fronmatter Notes
//Notes is a list of links, both pages have Notes[0]="[[aquamor|aquamor]]"
const perfumes = dv.pages('"нос"').where(f => f.Author=="horhehe");

let saved1, saved2, test;

//saved1 is a first note of perfume 1
saved1 = perfumes[0].Notes[0];
//saved2 is a first note of perfume 2
saved2 = perfumes[1].Notes[0];

//lets print our notes
dv.paragraph("saved1 = "+ saved1);
dv.paragraph("saved2 = "+ saved2);
//the outcome is two links both named aquamor

//lets compare these two notes we have
dv.paragraph("are they the same? "+(saved1 == saved2));
//the outcome is false, so why

output:

But I still cant understand why the last outcome is false

[holroy]

@GoriGori

But I still cant understand why the last outcome is false

You can’t just compare links like that. Try the following in a file of its own:

[[Something]]

[[Something|someone]]

```dataviewjs

const outlinks = dv.current().file.outlinks 
dv.paragraph(outlinks)
dv.paragraph("object vs object: " + (outlinks[0] == outlinks[1]) )
dv.paragraph("link.equals(): " + outlinks[0].equals(outlinks[1]))
```

So in your case it should suffice to do saved1.equals(saved2).

[GoriGori]

got it! thank you sm