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
StartIndex	Index of first element to check. Zero if not specified. If you like to continue searching, you can pass last result + 1.	0	Optional Added in version 11.5.

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

Find the apple:

MBS( "JSON.FindValueInArray";
// some json with an emoji
"[\"Test\",\"🍎\",\"Other\"]";
// and we can find it with unicode escape (or by passing the emoji again)
"\"\uD83C\uDF4E\"")

See also

• JSON.AddValueToArray
• JSON.FindValueInObjectArray

Release notes

• Version 11.5
  • Added StartIndex parameter to JSON.FindValueInArray and JSON.FindValueInObjectArray functions, so you can repeat search until nothing more is found.
• 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.

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Created 14th December 2018, last changed 31st January 2023

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