let selectColor = '';
    let selectCategory = '';

    const getColor = (metadata) => {
        if (metadata !== undefined) {
            if (metadata.length > 1) {
                selectColor = 'orange';
            } else {
                switch (metadata[0]) {
                    case 'stageEarlyChildhood':
                        selectColor = 'pink';
                        break;
                    case 'stagePrimarySchool':
                        selectColor = 'green';
                        break;
                    case 'stageSecondarySchool':
                        selectColor = 'red';
                        break;
                    case 'stageLearnerNoviceDriver':
                        selectColor = 'blue';
                        break;
                    default:
                        selectColor = 'orange';
                        break;
                }
            }
        }
    };
getColor(object.somevalue.that.has.an.array);