"/a/b" : get the value of "b" by traversing from root to "a" to "b"
"//h" : from root grab any decendants' value with key "h"
array
/incomes/* : grab all objects in incomes array
/incomes/*/type : return all income types
Filtering
/incomes/*[ frequency = "monthly" ]: return incomes that have a frequency value of "monthly"
/expenses/*[ value > -400 and value < -200 ]: return expenses where its' value is between -400 and -200
Built in Functions
Query JSON uses JSXPath behind the scene to perform path querying. Check out the available built-in functions here.
count( /expenses/*[ type = "transport"] ): Count how many transport expenses.
ceiling( /incomes/*[ last() ]/value ): combines both ceiling and last functions to return the rounded up integer value of the last positioned income
sum( /incomes/*[frequency="monthly"]/value ) - abs( sum( /expenses/*[frequency="monthly"]/value ) ): combines both sum and abs functions to get the net income for incomes and expenses that have frequency of "monthly"
Find Mode (*beta release)
Search through workspace folders for the given path expression
return files that matches the search term and the entered path expression
search term examples
search term: file.json - search for all directories for file.json
search term: *file*.json - search for all directory for files that contains "file" in their name
search term: dir - search for directories or json files that contains "dir" in their name
search term is case insensitive
supports multi search terms separate by commas
search term: file1.json,file2.json - search for all directories for file1.json and file2.json files
Editor Features
Result to new file: once the result is returned in the Query Result view, view the whole result in a new file by clicking on the Output button displayed next to the Query Result title.
Path History: each run will save the path (max 20) to be reused and important ones can be starred (max 5)
Dynamic Highlight: highlight the result in the queried document with selectable/adjustable color
Jump to line: click on any child of the Query Result to jump to the matching text in the editor
