Help needed with expanding nested references in a Sanity query
3 replies
Last updated: Jul 20, 2021
K
Maybe I'm losing my mind, or don't have enough caffeine in my system, but I can't work out how to expand a nested reference, but also keep its sibling. I have a
submenuItemsarray that can contain URL or a reference to another document. However, I can't seem to expand any references it encounters without losing the sibling submenuItem that happens to be a normal url/link.
Jul 20, 2021, 3:55 PM
K
Sample, full query result:
[
{
"_createdAt": "2021-07-20T15:28:00Z",
"_id": "2bf5b5af-c3cd-4ad9-a57f-f4bb8ef3841d",
"_rev": "UubfLilb6M2LgUxBYJcHmh",
"_type": "navigation",
"_updatedAt": "2021-07-20T15:28:56Z",
"id": "kevin-navigation",
"links": [
{
"_key": "3b1e45d65ac8",
"_type": "linkItem",
"href": "<https://google.com>",
"name": "Top Link",
"tabBehaviour": true
},
{
"_key": "6c5ebebb321f",
"_type": "linkItem",
"href": "<https://rte.ie/>",
"name": "Second Link",
"submenuItems": [
{
"_key": "51e483ed1dbf",
"_ref": "f342b02b-99c0-470a-b857-8898de156cab",
"_type": "reference"
},
{
"_key": "8cb9dc272c3e",
"_type": "linkItem",
"href": "<https://nufc.co.uk>",
"name": "Newcastle United"
},
{
"_key": "fa6f1280f477",
"_ref": "55d400bf-8ea5-4e6b-9232-d3a2b4e2c267",
"_type": "reference"
}
]
},
{
"_key": "53e111fad541",
"_type": "linkItem",
"href": "<https://lol.com>",
"name": "Tertiary Link"
}
],
"title": "Kevin Navigation"
}
]Jul 20, 2021, 3:56 PM
K
*[_type == "navigation" && id == "kevin-navigation"]{
links[]{
name,
href,
submenuItems[]->{
...
}
}
}_typewhilst if I remove the
->it returns the opposite. Something to do with the projection, and mapping over I think, but can't work it out 😂 Any help mucho appreciado.
Jul 20, 2021, 4:00 PM
K
I think I may sussed it, thanks for Anders code snippet. Just in case anyone is stuck in a rut and questioning their career-choice for a few hours 😄
Jul 20, 2021, 4:50 PM
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