Need help with JavaScript recursive nested objects & arrays

Question

I am trying to create a function to access values within a reoccurring object nested within arrays of itself. For example:

// Recursive nested objects & arrays
var obj = {
children: [
{ parentname: "level 0", children: [{ parentname: "level 0.0", children: [{ parentname: "level 0.0.0", children: [] }, { parentname: "level 0.0.1", children: [{ parentname: "level 0.0.1.0", children: [] }] }] }, { parentname: "level 0.1", children: [] }] }, { parentname: "level 1", children: [] }]
};

// Able to retrieve values with various length formulas
console.log(obj.children[0].parentname); // level 0
console.log(obj.children[0].children[0].parentname); // level 0.0
console.log(obj.children[0].children[0].children[0].parentname); // level 0.0.0
console.log(obj.children[0].children[0].children[1].parentname); // level 0.0.1
console.log(obj.children[0].children[0].children[1].children[0].parentname); // level 0.0.1.0
console.log(obj.children[0].children[1].parentname); // level 0.1
console.log(obj.children[1].parentname); // level 1

// Able to reduce formulas into functions...per level of nesting, example 1 level
function getNameWorking1(name, level) {
console.log(obj[name][level].parentname);
}
getNameWorking1(["children"], [1])

// Able to reduce formulas into functions...per level of nesting, example 2 levels
function getNameWorking2(name, level) {
console.log(obj[name][level[0]][name][level[1]].parentname);
}
getNameWorking2(["children"], [[0], [0]])

// Trying to create 1 function, that I can send a parameter with the length needed to get results.
function getNameNotWorking(parameter) {
console.log(parameter)
console.log(obj[parameter].parentname);
}
getNameNotWorking("[children][1]");
getNameNotWorking("[children][0][children][1]");

This last function is not working. Any help on how to do this?

Answer 1

I found the answer I was looking for as shown at https://code.sololearn.com/WD9U3qvuzxVC/#html