Kirk, Thanks! Any input is helpful On Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:50:33 -0700, Kirk Brooks via 4D_Tech wrote: > > The sentiment in the last post, "...I don't know of a good way. Here is a > bad way that might be enough" is echoed in a lot of the responses to > similar questions I saw on StackOverflow. :)
if the objective is to complete a task, and the task gets completed, then it *is* a good way! :) It might not be the most efficient way, nor even *an* efficient way, but it gets done; which is better then an efficient way that can not complete the task. :) As I have only recently really starting playing/working with objects... I do not have data to really test the differences between 'stepping' through a complex object, object by object and walking down the object tree structure, and simply JSON Stringify then searching the resulting text for the existence of a property/value pair. also note - I am looking not just for the existence of a property but also the value of that property. i.e. Person_name & "John Doe" We have done so much, with so little, for so long; We are now qualified to anything with nothing <sigh> - unknown ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
