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IReadonlyLookupByPath.groupByChild() method

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Groups the provided map of info by the nearest entry in the trie that contains the path. If the path is not found in the trie, the info is ignored.

Signature:

groupByChild<TInfo>(infoByPath: Map<string, TInfo>, delimiter?: string): Map<TItem, Map<string, TInfo>>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
infoByPath	Map<string, TInfo>	The info to be grouped, keyed by path
delimiter	string	(Optional)

Returns:

Map<TItem, Map<string, TInfo>>

The grouped info, grouped by the nearest entry in the trie that contains the path