(Swift) JSON Hex Encoding

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Let's say your JSON contains content that is hex encoded like this: \u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7

This example shows how to get the decoded string.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var s: String? = "{ \"example\": \"\\u05d1\\u05d3\\u05d9\\u05e7\" }"

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!

    var success: Bool = json.load(s)

    // When getting the member data, it is automatically decoded.
    print("member data: \(json.string(of: "example")!)")

    // Output:
    // member data: בדיק

    // When getting the full JSON, it remains encoded. This is expected and intentional.
    print("full JSON: \(json.emit()!)")

    // Output:
    // full JSON: {"example":"\u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05e7"}

    // To get the full JSON without the encoding, you can decode manually.
    let sb = CkoStringBuilder()!
    json.emitSb(sb)
    // The hex encoding used by JSON is utf-8.
    sb.decode("json", charset: "utf-8")

    print("\(sb.getAsString()!)")

    // Output:
    // {"example":"בדיק"}

}