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IReadonlyLookupByPath.findChildPath() method

This API is provided as a beta preview for developers and may change based on feedback that we receive. Do not use this API in a production environment.

Searches for the item associated with childPath, or the nearest ancestor of that path that has an associated item.

Signature:

findChildPath(childPath: string, delimiter?: string): TItem | undefined;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
childPath	string
delimiter	string	(Optional)

Returns:

TItem | undefined

the found item, or undefined if no item was found

Example

const trie = new LookupByPath([['foo', 1], ['foo/bar', 2]]);
trie.findChildPath('foo/baz'); // returns 1
trie.findChildPath('foo/bar/baz'); // returns 2