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JSON FindRecord Example

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Demonstrates the FindRecord method for searching an array of JSON records. The data used in this example is available at JSON sample data for FindRecord.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!

    success = json.loadFile(path: "qa_data/json/qb_accounts.json")

    // A sample of the content of qb_accounts.json is shown at the bottom of this example.
    // The goal is to search the array of Account records to return the 1st match

    // Find the account with the name "Advertising"
    var arrayPath: String? = "QueryResponse.Account"
    var relativePath: String? = "Name"
    var value: String? = "Advertising"
    var caseSensitive: Bool = true

    var accountRec: CkoJsonObject? = json.findRecord(arrayPath: arrayPath, relPath: relativePath, value: value, caseSensitive: caseSensitive)
    if json.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("Record not found.")
        return
    }

    // The accountRec should contain this:

    //       {
    //         "Name": "Advertising",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Advertising",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Expense",
    //         "AccountType": "Expense",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AdvertisingPromotional",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "7",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00"
    //         }
    //       }

    print("FullyQualifiedName: \(accountRec!.string(of: "FullyQualifiedName")!)")
    print("AccountType: \(accountRec!.string(of: "AccountType")!)")
    print("AccountSubType: \(accountRec!.string(of: "AccountSubType")!)")
    print("----")
    accountRec = nil

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Find the first account where the currency is USD
    relativePath = "CurrencyRef.value"
    value = "USD"
    caseSensitive = true

    accountRec = json.findRecord(arrayPath: arrayPath, relPath: relativePath, value: value, caseSensitive: caseSensitive)
    if json.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("Record not found.")
        return
    }

    print("Name: \(accountRec!.string(of: "Name")!)")
    print("CurrencyRef.name: \(accountRec!.string(of: "CurrencyRef.name")!)")
    print("----")
    accountRec = nil

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Find the first account with "receivable" in the name (case insensitive)
    relativePath = "Name"
    value = "*receivable*"
    caseSensitive = false

    accountRec = json.findRecord(arrayPath: arrayPath, relPath: relativePath, value: value, caseSensitive: caseSensitive)
    if json.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("Record not found.")
        return
    }

    print("Name: \(accountRec!.string(of: "Name")!)")
    print("----")
    accountRec = nil

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------
    // qb_accounts.json contains this data
    // 
    // {
    //   "QueryResponse": {
    //     "Account": [
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "Description": "Description added during update.",
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Accounts Payable (A/P)",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Liability",
    //         "AccountType": "Accounts Payable",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AccountsPayable",
    //         "CurrentBalance": -1602.67,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": -1602.67,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "33",
    //         "SyncToken": "1",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-10T10:12:02-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-24T16:41:39-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Accounts Receivable (A/R)",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Asset",
    //         "AccountType": "Accounts Receivable",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AccountsReceivable",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 5281.52,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 5281.52,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "84",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-14T14:49:29-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-17T13:16:17-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Advertising",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Advertising",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Expense",
    //         "AccountType": "Expense",
    //         "AccountSubType": "AdvertisingPromotional",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "7",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-09T14:42:07-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Arizona Dept. of Revenue Payable",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Arizona Dept. of Revenue Payable",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Liability",
    //         "AccountType": "Other Current Liability",
    //         "AccountSubType": "GlobalTaxPayable",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "89",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-16T12:17:04-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-17T13:05:01-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       {
    //         "Name": "Automobile",
    //         "SubAccount": false,
    //         "FullyQualifiedName": "Automobile",
    //         "Active": true,
    //         "Classification": "Expense",
    //         "AccountType": "Expense",
    //         "AccountSubType": "Auto",
    //         "CurrentBalance": 0,
    //         "CurrentBalanceWithSubAccounts": 0,
    //         "CurrencyRef": {
    //           "value": "USD",
    //           "name": "United States Dollar"
    //         },
    //         "domain": "QBO",
    //         "sparse": false,
    //         "Id": "55",
    //         "SyncToken": "0",
    //         "MetaData": {
    //           "CreateTime": "2016-09-14T10:15:53-07:00",
    //           "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-09-14T10:16:05-07:00"
    //         }
    //       },
    // ...
    // 

}