Parse value from json object with json path

Question

Given example

{
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "doe",
    "age": 26,
    "address": {
        "streetAddress": "naist street",
        "city": "Nara",
        "postalCode": "630-0192"
    },
    "phoneNumbers": [
        {
            "type": "iPhone",
            "number": "0123-4567-8888"
        },
        {
            "type": "home",
            "number": "0123-4567-8910"
        }
    ]
}

From $.phoneNumbers[0].type I can parse ["iPhone"] But I only wants iPhone as in string value. And if I try $.phoneNumbers[0].type[0] it returns i. And if I use the result in js like result[0] it returns [. At this point I do not know what to do, any help is welcome. I'm really new at this.

Answer 1

You are doing it right, except that you should use [0] not [:1]

JSONpath, for some reason, always outputs an object or array on the screen display.

When you actually use this syntax in Javascript, you will get a plain string, "iPhone", not an array ["iPhone"].

Here is a comparison of what you get:

JSONPath

Doing it in real Javascript

const $ = {
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "doe",
    "age": 26,
    "address": {
        "streetAddress": "naist street",
        "city": "Nara",
        "postalCode": "630-0192"
    },
    "phoneNumbers": [
        {
            "type": "iPhone",
            "number": "0123-4567-8888"
        },
        {
            "type": "home",
            "number": "0123-4567-8910"
        }
    ]
}
console.log($.phoneNumbers[0].type)