Is it possible to search for a specific element in a json script with a variable-CodePudding

The following script is an example script. I need it to log the name Joe;

const names = `

    {
         "Joe": {
              "nat": "American",
              "hair": "brown"
         },
         "Peter": {
              "nat": "German",
              "hair": "blond"
         }
    }
`;

const load = JSON.parse(names);

var search = "Joe"

console.log(names.search);

The last line outputs "undefined" because it's searching for "search" instead of the value of the variable search. Before you ask: yes, I need it to be a variable (because the value of the variable would actually be the value of an input). Is there any way I can search the value of a variable in the JSON bit?

Thanks in advance

CodePudding user response：

Almost there (you still have to parse it first):

const names = `

    {
         "Joe": {
              "nat": "American",
              "hair": "brown"
         },
         "Peter": {
              "nat": "German",
              "hair": "blond"
         }
    }
`;

const load = JSON.parse(names);

var search = "Joe"

console.log(load[search]);

CodePudding user response：

Try using names[search] instead