(CkPython) Sort JSON Object by Member Key Name

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import chilkat

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()

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.put_EmitCompact(False)
print(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.
ascending = True
caseSensitive = True
json.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive)

# Look at the sorted JSON..
print(json.emit())

# {
#   "abc": {
#     "xyz": "1234",
#     "def": "1234",
#     "aaa": "1234"
#   },
#   "ghi": "1234",
#   "nmo": "1234",
#   "xyz": "1234"
# }

# Now sort the members of the "abc" object..
# jsonAbc is a CkJsonObject
jsonAbc = json.ObjectOf("abc")
jsonAbc.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive)

# Now look at the JSON with the members under "abc" also sorted..
print(json.emit())

# {
#   "abc": {
#     "aaa": "1234",
#     "def": "1234",
#     "xyz": "1234"
#   },
#   "ghi": "1234",
#   "nmo": "1234",
#   "xyz": "1234"
# }