Visual Basic 6.0

Iterate JSON where Member Names are Data Values

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Demonstrates how to parse JSON where member names are not keywords, but instead are data values. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject

success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/valuesAsNames.json")

' Imagine we have JSON such as the following:

' {
'   "1680": {
'     "entity_id": "1680",
'     "type_id": "simple",
'     "sku": "123"
'   },
'   "1701": {
'     "entity_id": "1701",
'     "type_id": "simple",
'     "sku": "456"
'   }
' }
' 

' This presents a parsing problem because the member names, such as "1680"
' are not keywords.  Instead they are data values.  We don't know what they
' may be in advance.  

' To solve, we iterate over the members, get the name of each, ...
Dim numMembers As Long
numMembers = json.Size
Dim i As Long
For i = 0 To numMembers - 1

    Dim name As String
    name = json.NameAt(i)

    Debug.Print name & ":"
    Dim jRecord As ChilkatJsonObject
    Set jRecord = json.ObjectAt(i)

    Debug.Print "entity_id: " & jRecord.StringOf("entity_id")
    Debug.Print "type_id: " & jRecord.StringOf("type_id")
    Debug.Print "sku: " & jRecord.StringOf("sku")

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