(PowerShell) Swap JSON Objects

Demonstrates how to swap two JSON objects within a JSON document.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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

$success = $false

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.EmitCompact = $false

# Load the following JSON:

# {
#   "petter": {
#     "DOB": "26/02/1986",
#     "gender": "male",
#     "country": "US"
#   },
#   "Sara": {
#     "DOB": "13/05/1982",
#     "gender": "female",
#     "country": "FR"
#   },
#   "Jon": {
#     "DOB": "19/03/1984",
#     "gender": "male",
#     "country": "UK"
#   }
# }

$success = $json.LoadFile("qa_data/json/people.json")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($json.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Swap the positions of Jon and Sara.
$index1 = $json.IndexOf("Jon")
$index2 = $json.IndexOf("Sara")
$json.Swap($index1,$index2)

# We have this now:
$($json.Emit())

# {
#   "petter": {
#     "DOB": "26/02/1986",
#     "gender": "male",
#     "country": "US"
#   },
#   "Jon": {
#     "DOB": "19/03/1984",
#     "gender": "male",
#     "country": "UK"
#   },
#   "Sara": {
#     "DOB": "13/05/1982",
#     "gender": "female",
#     "country": "FR"
#   }
# }

# To swap an inner member:

$jsonSara = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.ObjectOf2("Sara",$jsonSara)

$index1 = $jsonSara.IndexOf("DOB")
$index2 = $jsonSara.IndexOf("country")
$jsonSara.Swap($index1,$index2)

# We now have this:
$($json.Emit())

# {
#   "petter": {
#     "DOB": "26/02/1986",
#     "gender": "male",
#     "country": "US"
#   },
#   "Jon": {
#     "DOB": "19/03/1984",
#     "gender": "male",
#     "country": "UK"
#   },
#   "Sara": {
#     "country": "FR",
#     "gender": "female",
#     "DOB": "13/05/1982"
#   }
# }