(DataFlex) JSON: Access Array Values

Demonstrates how to access values in a JSON array.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoJson
    String sJsonStr
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vTagsArray
    Handle hoTagsArray
    Integer iArraySize
    Integer i
    String sSValue
    Integer iIValue
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End

    Move '{ "id": 1, "name": "A green door", "tags": ["home", 22, "green"], "price": 125 }' To sJsonStr

    Get ComLoad Of hoJson sJsonStr To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoJson To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the "tags" array, which contains "home", 22, "green"
    Get ComArrayOf Of hoJson "tags" To vTagsArray
    If (IsComObject(vTagsArray)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonArray)) To hoTagsArray
        Set pvComObject Of hoTagsArray To vTagsArray
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoJson To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Showln "tags member not found."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the value at each array index. 
    // Output will be:
    // [0] = home
    // [0] as integer = 0
    // [1] = 22
    // [1] as integer = 22
    // [2] = green
    // [2] as integer = 0

    Get ComSize Of hoTagsArray To iArraySize

    For i From 0 To (iArraySize - 1)

        Get ComStringAt Of hoTagsArray i To sSValue

        Showln "[" i "] = " sSValue

        Get ComIntAt Of hoTagsArray i To iIValue
        Showln "[" i "] as integer = " iIValue

    Loop

    Send Destroy of hoTagsArray

    // Note: The StringAt method returns the value as a string regardless of the type.

    // The IntAt method returns the value as an integer.  If the value does not convert to 
    // an integer, then 0 is returned


End_Procedure