Node.js

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. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    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 chilkat.JsonObject();
    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"
    //  }

}

chilkatExample();