Java

JSON: Renaming and Deleting Members

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Demonstrates renaming and deleting members. This example uses the following JSON document:

{
   "apple": "red",
   "lime": "green",
   "banana": "yellow",
   "broccoli": "green",
   "strawberry": "red"
}

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();

        try {
            json.load("{\"apple\": \"red\",\"lime\": \"green\",\"banana\": \"yellow\",\"broccoli\": \"green\",\"strawberry\": \"red\"}");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Rename "lime" to "lemon".
        json.rename("lime", "lemon");
        // Change the color to yellow:
        json.setStringOf("lemon", "yellow");

        // Rename by index.  Banana is at index 2 (apple is at index 0)
        json.renameAt(2, "bartlett_pear");

        // Delete broccoli by name
        json.delete("broccoli");

        // Delete apple by index.  Apple is at index 0.
        json.deleteAt(0);

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());
    }
}