/**
* Retrieves the value of the give path. If the path is NULL, or if the type of this Item is a
* String, Integer, or Double it will return the value of this Item. If the path is not NULL (and
* the type is a Record or a List), it will pass the path to the Record/List, and return the
* resulting Item.
*
* @param path - the substructure-path of the item you want
* @return the wanted Item
*/
public Item getValueOfPath(String path) {
if (type == Type.String) return this;
if (type == Type.Integer) return this;
if (type == Type.Double) return this;
if (type == Type.Record) {
if (path == null) {
return this;
} else {
return recordValue.getValueOfPath(path);
}
}
if (type == Type.List) {
if (path == null) {
return this;
} else {
return listValue.getValueOfPath(path);
}
}
return null;
}
