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JSON Insert Empty Array or Object

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Demonstrates how to use the UpdateNewArray and UpdateNewObject methods to insert an empty array or object.

Note: The UpdateNewArray an UpdateNewObject methods were introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.75.

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C
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject json;

    success = FALSE;

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();

    // The following code builds the following JSON, which contains both an empty array and empty object:

    // 	{
    // 	  "abc": {
    // 	    "xyz": [
    // 	      {
    // 	        "Name": "myName",
    // 	        "Description": "description",
    // 	        "ScheduleDefinition": "schedule definition",
    // 	        "ExceptionScheduleDefinition": "",
    // 	        "Attribute": [
    // 	        ],
    // 	        "SomeEmptyObject": {},
    // 	        "token": "token"
    // 	      }
    // 	    ]
    // 	  }
    // 	}

    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"abc.xyz[0].Name","myName");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"abc.xyz[0].Description","description");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"abc.xyz[0].ScheduleDefinition","schedule definition");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"abc.xyz[0].ExceptionScheduleDefinition","");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNewArray(json,"abc.xyz[0].Attribute");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNewObject(json,"abc.xyz[0].SomeEmptyObject");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"abc.xyz[0].token","token");

    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(json));


    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);

    }