Use jq to find array element by containing string - json

Question

I have an array "operations" from which I would like to return all the elements that contain a matching string like "w51". Until now, all the samples I have found dealt with key value pairs. I am using jq '.operations[]' < file to retrieve the elements.
{
"operations": [
[
"create",
"w51",
"rwt.widgets.Label",
{
"parent": "w41",
"style": [
"NONE"
],
"bounds": [
101,
0,
49,
42
],
"tabIndex": -1,
"customVariant": "variant_pufferLabelLogout"
}
],
[
"create",
"w39",
"rwt.widgets.Composite",
{
"parent": "w34",
"style": [
"NONE"
],
"children": [
"w52"
],
"bounds": [
0,
42,
762,
868
],
"tabIndex": -1,
"clientArea": [
0,
0,
762,
868
]
}
]
]
}
My expected output when searching for an array element that contains "w51" would be this:
[
"create",
"w51",
"rwt.widgets.Label",
{
"parent": "w41",
"style": [
"NONE"
],
"bounds": [
101,
0,
49,
42
],
"tabIndex": -1,
"customVariant": "variant_pufferLabelLogout"
}
]

Answer 1

If you use jq version 1.4 or later, the following should produce the desired output:
.operations[]
| select( index("w51") )
Alternatives
There are many alternatives, depending on which version of jq you have. If your jq has any/0, the following is an efficient option:
.operations[] | select( any(. == "w51" ) )