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findChildren

findChildren(recursive, nameOrFilterFunction)

Description

Function to find children in the specified Element object. For example, this.parent specifies the parent layer of the script module as the Element object to be searched in. If recursive is set to true, subelements will also be searched. The function returns an array with the Element objects of the found children. Particular children can be searched by name or via a filter function. If searching by name, findChildren accepts only the Element objects that match the specified name. The filter function uses the Element object of each child as argument. Only those Element objects that return true for the search criteria defined in the filter function will be accepted by findChildren. Without a name or filter function, the Element objects of all children in the searched Element object will be returned.

Available in: Controller, Processor.

Arguments

Return Values

Returns an array with the Element objects of the found children. Returns an empty table if no children are found.

Example

-- Find the MIDI module with the name "Lua Script" and print its type.

scriptModules = this.parent:findChildren(false, "Lua Script")
 
if scriptModules[1] then
    print(scriptModules[1].type)
end
 
-- Find all children and print their names.
children = this.program:findChildren(true)
 
if children[1] then
    for i, child in ipairs(children) do
        print(child.name)
    end
else
    print("Could not find any children!")
end

See also: findBusses, findEffects, findLayers, findMidiModules, findSlots, findZones, Element