(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject

# 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"
# 	      }
# 	    ]
# 	  }
# 	}

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

$json.EmitCompact = $false
$($json.Emit())