Search Object in Nested Json and Update Property Value

search.js

// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17988939/find-and-update-in-nested-json-object/17991517
// update set key_to_update = value_to_be_set where key = key_to_be_mached
// this.searchObjects(json_object,"key", "key_to_be_mached", "key_to_update", "value_to_be_set")
searchObjects(obj, search_key, search_val, replace_key, replace_value) {
    var replaceValue = replace_value;
    var objects = [];
    for (var key in obj) {
        if (!obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) continue;
        if (typeof obj[key] == "object") {
            objects = objects.concat(
                this.searchObjects(
                    obj[key],
                    search_key,
                    search_val,
                    replace_key,
                    replaceValue
                )
            );
        } else if (key == search_key && obj[search_key] == search_val) {
            obj[replace_key] = replaceValue;
        }
    }
    return obj;
}

this.searchObjects(
          object_to_be_searched,
          "id",
          element.field_id,
          "selected_value",
          element.field_value
        )