Yq: find array element by value

[dakky]

I have this yaml structure:

animals:
  - cat
  - dog
  - rat

I want to uise yq to find out, if there is a specific animal (i.e. cat)
I expected something like this:
yq read file.yaml 'animals==cat'

but this does not work. is there any way to find out, if there is a arrayelement named "cat" (and print cat or nothing when not found)

[mikefarah]

Not at the moment :(
the find array by element currently only works for arrays of maps. Need to come up with syntax for finding an element in an array of scalars.

perhaps:

yq r file.yaml 'animals(*==cat)'

[aguytech]

It will be a big improvement !!
the ability to select an item is really powerful, like select and pipe in jq

[mikefarah]

Fixed in https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/tag/3.2.0
See https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/usage/path-expressions#matching-children-values

[mikefarah]

Note that I used a '.' instead of '*' as wildcards already mean something :)

yq r file.yaml 'animals(.==cat)'

[aguytech]

Ok Thanks ;o)