Easy way to select specific objects in an array

[thelaoshi]

Lets say I have a array of objects and want so select a specific one, what is the best way to do it?

example: [{ "name": "obj1", "value": 10},{ "name": "obj2", "value: 20}]

how can I easily select obj2 or easily test if obj2 has a value over 10 and then add a 3rd object for example? Right now the only idea i have is to make a for with if else and that is quite cumbersome compared to jsonPath syntax like [[email protected] == "obj2"].value

[larsga]

I agree that the for loop is cumbersome for this, and I have been thinking about supporting something similar to the JsonPath syntax. It might still take a while to get that into the language, though.

[TheChatty]

I also vouch for better support.

I have a source with multiple name objects which I want to select.

{
  "NAME": [
    {
      "TYPE": "FIRST",
      "content": "Peter"
    },
    {
      "TYPE": "LAST",
      "content": "Klöppel"
    }
  ]
}

It's super simple with JsonPath:

.NAME[?(@.TYPE=='FIRST')].content

But with JSLT I have to use the for-loop-workaround. And even worse I cannot use it inline.

{
"firstName": [for (.NAME) .content if(.TYPE=="FIRST")][0],
}

I have to define this upfront.

let firstName = [for (.NAME) .content if(.TYPE=="FIRST")]
{
"firstName": $firstName[0],
}

There is a workaround for this:

{
"firstName": fallback([for (.NAME) .content if(.TYPE=="FIRST")], [""])[0]
}

@larsga: What is your say on this matter?