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LookupByPath.findChildPathFromSegments() method

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