PowerShell : retrieve JSON object by field value

Question

Consider JSON in this format :

\"Stuffs\": [
    {
        \"Name\": \"Darts\",
        \"Type\": \"Fun Stuff\"
    },
    {
        \"Name\": \"Clean Toilet         


        

Answer 1

Hows about this:

$json=Get-Content -Raw -Path 'my.json' | Out-String | ConvertFrom-Json
$foo="TheVariableYourUsingToSelectSomething"
$json.SomePathYouKnow.psobject.properties.Where({$_.name -eq $foo}).value

which would select from json structured

{"SomePathYouKnow":{"TheVariableYourUsingToSelectSomething": "Tada!"}

This is based on this accessing values in powershell SO question . Isn't powershell fabulous!