Storing data in a variable is very common, and this time we have it as follows:
let categories = [
{
name: "a",
nodes: [
{
name: "aa",
nodes: [
{
name: "aaa"
}
]
},
{
name: "ab",
},
{
name: "ac",
},
{
name: "ad",
}
]
},
{
name: "b",
nodes: [
{
name: "ba",
},
{
name: "bb",
},
{
name: "bc",
},
{
name: "bd",
}
]
}
];
We also have a recursive function designed to work with the variables mentioned above - categories and name.
function getCategoryParents(categories, name) {
for (let index = 0; index < categories.length; index++) {
const category = categories[index];
if (category.name === name) {
}
if (category.nodes && category.nodes.length) {
category.nodes.forEach(cat => this.getCategoryParents([cat], name));
}
}
}
The goal here is to generate an array of names that includes the provided name along with its parent names.
For instance, calling
getCategoryParents(categories, "aaa")I hope this explanation serves its purpose.