Unicode C++

Sort JSON Object by Member Key Name

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Demonstrates how to sort the members of a JSON object by the key name. Unicode C++

#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkJsonObjectW json;

    json.UpdateString(L"xyz",L"1234");
    json.UpdateString(L"abc.xyz",L"1234");
    json.UpdateString(L"abc.def",L"1234");
    json.UpdateString(L"abc.aaa",L"1234");
    json.UpdateString(L"ghi",L"1234");
    json.UpdateString(L"nmo",L"1234");

    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());

    // This is our initial JSON:

    // {
    //   "xyz": "1234",
    //   "abc": {
    //     "xyz": "1234",
    //     "def": "1234",
    //     "aaa": "1234"
    //   },
    //   "ghi": "1234",
    //   "nmo": "1234"
    // }

    // Sort the top-level JSON object by key.
    bool ascending = true;
    bool caseSensitive = true;
    json.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive);

    // Look at the sorted JSON..
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());

    // {
    //   "abc": {
    //     "xyz": "1234",
    //     "def": "1234",
    //     "aaa": "1234"
    //   },
    //   "ghi": "1234",
    //   "nmo": "1234",
    //   "xyz": "1234"
    // }

    // Now sort the members of the "abc" object..
    CkJsonObjectW jsonAbc;
    json.ObjectOf2(L"abc",jsonAbc);

    jsonAbc.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive);

    // Now look at the JSON with the members under "abc" also sorted..
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());

    // {
    //   "abc": {
    //     "aaa": "1234",
    //     "def": "1234",
    //     "xyz": "1234"
    //   },
    //   "ghi": "1234",
    //   "nmo": "1234",
    //   "xyz": "1234"
    // }
    }