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JavaScript
var data = { "items":[
{
"id": 1,
"category": "cat1"
},
{
"id": 2,
"category": "cat2"
},
{
"id": 3,
"category": "cat1"
}
]};
var returnedData = $.grep(data.items, function(element, index){
return element.id == 1;
});
alert(returnedData[0].id + " " + returnedData[0].category);