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Sort JSON Object by Member Key Name

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Demonstrates how to sort the members of a JSON object by the key name.
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var json = new CkJsonObject();

json.UpdateString("xyz","1234");
json.UpdateString("abc.xyz","1234");
json.UpdateString("abc.def","1234");
json.UpdateString("abc.aaa","1234");
json.UpdateString("ghi","1234");
json.UpdateString("nmo","1234");

json.EmitCompact = false;
console.log(json.Emit());

//  This is our initial JSON:

//  {
//    "xyz": "1234",
//    "abc": {
//      "xyz": "1234",
//      "def": "1234",
//      "aaa": "1234"
//    },
//    "ghi": "1234",
//    "nmo": "1234"
//  }

//  Sort the top-level JSON object by key.
var ascending = true;
var caseSensitive = true;
json.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive);

//  Look at the sorted JSON..
console.log(json.Emit());

//  {
//    "abc": {
//      "xyz": "1234",
//      "def": "1234",
//      "aaa": "1234"
//    },
//    "ghi": "1234",
//    "nmo": "1234",
//    "xyz": "1234"
//  }

//  Now sort the members of the "abc" object..
var jsonAbc = new CkJsonObject();
json.ObjectOf2("abc",jsonAbc);

jsonAbc.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive);

//  Now look at the JSON with the members under "abc" also sorted..
console.log(json.Emit());

//  {
//    "abc": {
//      "aaa": "1234",
//      "def": "1234",
//      "xyz": "1234"
//    },
//    "ghi": "1234",
//    "nmo": "1234",
//    "xyz": "1234"
//  }