DataFlex

Pretty Print JSON (Formatter, Beautifier)

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Demonstrates how to emit JSON in a pretty, human-readable format with indenting of nested arrays and objects. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoJson
    String sJsonStr
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    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 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoJson To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // To pretty-print, set the EmitCompact property equal to False
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False

    // If bare-LF line endings are desired, turn off EmitCrLf
    // Otherwise CRLF line endings are emitted.
    Set ComEmitCrLf Of hoJson To False

    // Emit the formatted JSON:
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure