(PowerShell) Modify Parts of JSON Document

Demonstrates how to modify parts of a JSON document. This example uses the following JSON document:

{
   "fruit": [
      	{
         "kind": "apple",
	 "count": 24,
	 "fresh": true,
	 "extraInfo": null,
	 "listA": [ "abc", 1, null, false ],
	 "objectB": { "animal" : "monkey" }
      	},
	{
         "kind": "pear",
	 "count": 18,
	 "fresh": false,
	 "extraInfo": null
	 "listA": [ "xyz", 24, null, true ],
	 "objectB": { "animal" : "lemur" }
	}
    ],
    "list" : [ "banana", 12, true, null, "orange", 12.5, { "ticker": "AAPL" }, [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ] ],
    "alien" : true
}

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject

# Load the JSON from a file.
$success = $json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/modifySample.json")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($json.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# This example will not check for errors (i.e. null / false / 0 return values)...

# Get the "list" array:
$listA = $json.ArrayOf("list")

# Modify values in the list.

# Change banana to plantain
$success = $listA.SetStringAt(0,"plantain")

# Change 12 to 24
$success = $listA.SetIntAt(1,24)

# Change true to false
$success = $listA.SetBoolAt(2,$false)

# Is the 3rd item null?
$bNull = $listA.IsNullAt(3)

# Change "orange" to 32.
$success = $listA.SetIntAt(4,32)

# Change 12.5 to 31.2
$success = $listA.SetNumberAt(5,"31.2")

# Replace the { "ticker" : "AAPL" } object with { "ticker" : "GOOG" }
# Do this by deleting, then inserting a new object at the same location.
$success = $listA.DeleteAt(6)
$success = $listA.AddObjectAt(6)
$tickerObj = $listA.ObjectAt(6)
$success = $tickerObj.AddStringAt(-1,"ticker","GOOG")

# Replace "[ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]" with "[ "apple", 22, true, null, 1080.25 ]"
$success = $listA.DeleteAt(7)
$success = $listA.AddArrayAt(7)
$aa = $listA.ArrayAt(7)
$success = $aa.AddStringAt(-1,"apple")
$success = $aa.AddIntAt(-1,22)
$success = $aa.AddBoolAt(-1,$true)
$success = $aa.AddNullAt(-1)
$success = $aa.AddNumberAt(-1,"1080.25")

# Get the "fruit" array
$aFruit = $json.ArrayAt(0)

# Get the 1st element:
$appleObj = $aFruit.ObjectAt(0)

# Modify values by member name:
$success = $appleObj.SetStringOf("fruit","fuji_apple")
$success = $appleObj.SetIntOf("count",46)
$success = $appleObj.SetBoolOf("fresh",$false)
$success = $appleObj.SetStringOf("extraInfo","developed by growers at the Tohoku Research Station in Fujisaki")

# Modify values by index:
$pearObj = $aFruit.ObjectAt(1)
$success = $pearObj.SetStringAt(0,"bartlett_pear")
$success = $pearObj.SetIntAt(1,12)
$success = $pearObj.SetBoolAt(2,$false)
$success = $pearObj.SetStringAt(3,"harvested in late August to early September")

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