(Ruby) JSON FindRecord Example

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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require 'chilkat'

# Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.
json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()

success = json.LoadFile("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"
arrayPath = "QueryResponse.Account"
relativePath = "Name"
value = "Advertising"
caseSensitive = true

# accountRec is a CkJsonObject
accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
if (json.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print "Record not found." + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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.stringOf("FullyQualifiedName") + "\n";
print "AccountType: " + accountRec.stringOf("AccountType") + "\n";
print "AccountSubType: " + accountRec.stringOf("AccountSubType") + "\n";
print "----" + "\n";

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

# accountRec is a CkJsonObject
accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
if (json.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print "Record not found." + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Name: " + accountRec.stringOf("Name") + "\n";
print "CurrencyRef.name: " + accountRec.stringOf("CurrencyRef.name") + "\n";
print "----" + "\n";

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

# accountRec is a CkJsonObject
accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
if (json.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print "Record not found." + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Name: " + accountRec.stringOf("Name") + "\n";
print "----" + "\n";

# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# 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"
#         }
#       },
# ...
#