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JSON.FindValueInArray

Queries index of value in array.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
json	A JSON text or reference.	{"key": "value"}
find	A JSON text or reference to find.	{"key": "value"}
byContent	Compare JSON by content, so number can be found via text. Default is 0, so type counts first.	1	Optional

Result

Returns index or error.

Description

Examples

Find value in an array of numbers:

MBS( "JSON.FindValueInArray"; "[5,6,7,1,4,3,7]"; 3)

Example result: 5

Find text:

MBS( "JSON.FindValueInArray"; "[\"Hello\", \"World\", \"Test\"]"; "\"World\"")

Example result: 1

Find objects:

MBS( "JSON.FindValueInArray"; "[{\"Hello\":123}, {\"World\":234}, {\"Test\":345}]"; "{\"World\":234}")

Example result: 1

See also

• JSON.FindValueInObjectArray

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.0pr8
• With JSON in excellent form
• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.6pr4

FileMaker Magazin

• Ausgabe 5/2020, Seite 17, PDF

Release notes

• Version 10.0
  • Added parameter to JSON.FindValueInArray and JSON.FindValueInObjectArray to compare by content.
• Version 9.0
  • Added JSON.CreateValue, JSON.Equals, JSON.FindValueInArray and JSON.FindValueInObjectArray functions.

Created 14th December 2018, last changed 10th January 2020

JSON.Equals   -   JSON.FindValueInObjectArray

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