(VB.NET) Sort JSON Object by Member Key Name

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Demonstrates how to sort the members of a JSON object by the key name.

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Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject

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.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(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.
Dim ascending As Boolean = True
Dim caseSensitive As Boolean = True
json.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive)

' Look at the sorted JSON..
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

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

' Now sort the members of the "abc" object..
Dim jsonAbc As Chilkat.JsonObject = json.ObjectOf("abc")
jsonAbc.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive)


' Now look at the JSON with the members under "abc" also sorted..
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

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