selecton/src/js/findItemByKey.js

Selecton.js combines a searchbar and a dropdown menu with nested child lists.

export default function(data, key){

    return find(data, key);

}

function find(data, key){
    if(data){

        for(var i = 0; i < data.length; i++){

            if(data[i].key === key){

                return data[i];
            }

            var found = find(data[i].children, key);

            if(found){

                return found;
            }
        }
    }
}