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JSON Copy Objects

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Copy objects from one JSON document to another. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local json1 = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json1:update_string("ID1.cn", "Name")
json1:update_string("ID1.objectGUID", "GUID")
json1:update_string("ID2.cn", "Name")
json1:update_string("ID2.objectGUID", "GUID")

json1.emit_compact = false
print(json1:emit())

-- json1 contains:
-- {
--   "ID1": {
--     "cn": "Name",
--     "objectGUID": "GUID"
--   },
--   "ID2": {
--     "cn": "Name",
--     "objectGUID": "GUID"
--   }
-- }

local json2 = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json2:update_string("Name1.ID1.cn", "Name")
json2:update_string("Name1.ID1.objectGUID", "GUID")
json2:update_string("Name1.ID2.cn", "Name")
json2:update_string("Name1.ID2.objectGUID", "GUID")
json2:update_string("Name2.ID3.cn", "Name")
json2:update_string("Name2.ID3.objectGUID", "GUID")

json2.emit_compact = false
print(json2:emit())

-- {
--   "Name1": {
--     "ID1": {
--       "cn": "Name",
--       "objectGUID": "GUID"
--     },
--     "ID2": {
--       "cn": "Name",
--       "objectGUID": "GUID"
--     }
--   },
--   "Name2": {
--     "ID3": {
--       "cn": "Name",
--       "objectGUID": "GUID"
--     }
--   }
-- }

-- Copy Name1, Name2 into json1

local i = 0
local numMembers = json2.size
while i < numMembers do
    local jsonObj = json2:object_at(i)
    json1:append_object_copy(json2:name_at(i), jsonObj)
    i = i + 1
end

-- Now see what json1 contains:
print(json1:emit())

-- {
--   "ID1": {
--     "cn": "Name",
--     "objectGUID": "GUID"
--   },
--   "ID2": {
--     "cn": "Name",
--     "objectGUID": "GUID"
--   },
--   "Name1": {
--     "ID1": {
--       "cn": "Name",
--       "objectGUID": "GUID"
--     },
--     "ID2": {
--       "cn": "Name",
--       "objectGUID": "GUID"
--     }
--   },
--   "Name2": {
--     "ID3": {
--       "cn": "Name",
--       "objectGUID": "GUID"
--     }
--   }
-- }