DataFlex

JSON: Nested Objects

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Here we have a JSON object that contains nested JSON objects. This example demonstrates how to access the contents of the nested objects.

{
  "name": "donut",
  "image":
    {
    "fname": "donut.jpg",
    "w": 200,
    "h": 200
    },
  "thumbnail":
    {
    "fname": "donutThumb.jpg",
    "w": 32,
    "h": 32
    }
}

DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoJson
    String sJsonStr
    Variant vImageObj
    Handle hoImageObj
    Variant vThumbObj
    Handle hoThumbObj
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Integer iTemp2

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // This is the above JSON with whitespace chars removed (SPACE, TAB, CR, and LF chars).
    // The presence of whitespace chars for pretty-printing makes no difference to the Load
    // method. 
    Move '{"name": "donut","image":{"fname": "donut.jpg","w": 200,"h": 200},"thumbnail":{"fname": "donutThumb.jpg","w": 32,"h": 32}}' To sJsonStr

    Get ComLoad Of hoJson sJsonStr To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoJson To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Get the "image" object.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoImageObj
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoImageObj))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoImageObj
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoImageObj to vImageObj
    Get ComObjectOf2 Of hoJson "image" vImageObj To iSuccess

    Get ComStringOf Of hoImageObj "fname" To sTemp1
    Get ComIntOf Of hoImageObj "w" To iTemp1
    Get ComIntOf Of hoImageObj "h" To iTemp2
    Showln "image: fname=" sTemp1 ", width=" iTemp1 ", height=" iTemp2

    // Get the "thumbnail" object.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoThumbObj
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoThumbObj))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoThumbObj
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoThumbObj to vThumbObj
    Get ComObjectOf2 Of hoJson "thumbnail" vThumbObj To iSuccess

    Get ComStringOf Of hoThumbObj "fname" To sTemp1
    Get ComIntOf Of hoThumbObj "w" To iTemp1
    Get ComIntOf Of hoThumbObj "h" To iTemp2
    Showln "thumbnail: fname=" sTemp1 ", width=" iTemp1 ", height=" iTemp2


End_Procedure