translate method

Implementation

dynamic translate(dynamic value)
{
  try
  {
    var v = value;

    // not found
    if (v == null) return null;

    // found value
    if (v is String) return value;

    // parse
    if (v is List)
    {
      if ((offset != null) && (offset! >= 0) && (v.length > offset!)) v = v[offset!];
      if (dotnotation != null) v = Data.readValue(v,dotnotation?.signature);
    }

    // nothing
    return v;
  }
  catch(e)
  {
    return null;
  }
}