(PowerBuilder) JSON Insert Empty Array or Object

Demonstrates how to use the UpdateNewArray and UpdateNewObject methods to insert an empty array or object.

Note: The UpdateNewArray an UpdateNewObject methods were introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.75.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Json
integer li_Success

loo_Json = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Json
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// The following code builds the following JSON, which contains both an empty array and empty object:

// 	{
// 	  "abc": {
// 	    "xyz": [
// 	      {
// 	        "Name": "myName",
// 	        "Description": "description",
// 	        "ScheduleDefinition": "schedule definition",
// 	        "ExceptionScheduleDefinition": "",
// 	        "Attribute": [
// 	        ],
// 	        "SomeEmptyObject": {},
// 	        "token": "token"
// 	      }
// 	    ]
// 	  }
// 	}

loo_Json.UpdateString("abc.xyz[0].Name","myName")
loo_Json.UpdateString("abc.xyz[0].Description","description")
loo_Json.UpdateString("abc.xyz[0].ScheduleDefinition","schedule definition")
loo_Json.UpdateString("abc.xyz[0].ExceptionScheduleDefinition","")
loo_Json.UpdateNewArray("abc.xyz[0].Attribute")
loo_Json.UpdateNewObject("abc.xyz[0].SomeEmptyObject")
loo_Json.UpdateString("abc.xyz[0].token","token")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()


destroy loo_Json