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JSON.FindValueInArray

Queries index of value in array.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
JSON 9.0 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "JSON.FindValueInArray"; json; find { ; byContent; StartIndex } )   More

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 Available in MBS FileMaker Plugin 11.5 or newer.
Index of first element to check.
Zero if not specified.
If you like to continue searching, you can pass last result + 1.
0 Optional

Result

Returns index or error.

Description

Queries index of value in array.
Returns zero based index or -1 if not found.

Version 10.0 or newer finds optionally by content, so number can be found via text.

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\"")

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


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