//returns nested indexed data from provided ids
//counter counts how many levels of nesting have been reached
public DataItem GetIndexedData(int[] sentIds, int counter = 0)
{
DataItem[] tempDataArray = GetArray();
//if the desired nested depth has been reached, return this item
if (counter >= sentIds.Length)
{
return(this);
}
//otherwise get an item from the array
for (int i = 0; i < tempDataArray.Length; i++)
{
//check if this array item's data matches the sent index
if (tempDataArray[i].ID == sentIds[counter])
{
if (tempDataArray[i] is IIndexable)
{
IIndexable indexable = (IIndexable)tempDataArray[i];
//continue to retrieve data from indexables until desired depth is reached
DataItem dataItem = indexable.GetIndexedData(sentIds, counter + 1);
return(dataItem);
}
}
}
return(null);
}