(VB.NET) 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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' Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.63 or later.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject

Dim success As Boolean = 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"
Dim arrayPath As String = "QueryResponse.Account"
Dim relativePath As String = "Name"
Dim value As String = "Advertising"
Dim caseSensitive As Boolean = True

Dim accountRec As Chilkat.JsonObject = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
If (json.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Record not found.")
    Exit Sub
End If


' 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"
'         }
'       }

Debug.WriteLine("FullyQualifiedName: " & accountRec.StringOf("FullyQualifiedName"))
Debug.WriteLine("AccountType: " & accountRec.StringOf("AccountType"))
Debug.WriteLine("AccountSubType: " & accountRec.StringOf("AccountSubType"))
Debug.WriteLine("----")


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

accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
If (json.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Record not found.")
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("Name: " & accountRec.StringOf("Name"))
Debug.WriteLine("CurrencyRef.name: " & accountRec.StringOf("CurrencyRef.name"))
Debug.WriteLine("----")


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

accountRec = json.FindRecord(arrayPath,relativePath,value,caseSensitive)
If (json.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Record not found.")
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.WriteLine("Name: " & accountRec.StringOf("Name"))
Debug.WriteLine("----")



' -----------------------------------------------------------------
' 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"
'         }
'       },
' ...
'