find key in nested json object
function getObject(theObject) {
var result = null;
if(theObject instanceof Array) {
for(var i = 0; i < theObject.length; i++) {
result = getObject(theObject[i]);
if (result) {
break;
}
}
}
else
{
for(var prop in theObject) {
console.log(prop + ': ' + theObject[prop]);
if(prop == 'id') {
if(theObject[prop] == 1) {
return theObject;
}
}
if(theObject[prop] instanceof Object || theObject[prop] instanceof Array) {
result = getObject(theObject[prop]);
if (result) {
break;
}
}
}
}
return result;
}