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IReadonlyLookupByPath.findChildPathFromSegments() 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 childPathSegments, or the nearest ancestor of that path that has an associated item.

Signature:

findChildPathFromSegments(childPathSegments: Iterable<string>): TItem | undefined;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
childPathSegments	Iterable<string>

Returns:

TItem | undefined

the found item, or undefined if no item was found

Example

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