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Understanding JSON Array vs JSON Object

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This example explains the difference between a JSON Array and a JSON Object. A JSON Array begins with "[" and ends with "]", whereas a JSON Object begins with "{" and ends with "}".

Elements contained in a JSON array are accessed by index, whereas elements in a JSON object are typically accessed by name (but can also be accessed by index).

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// A JSON array should be loaded into a Chilkat JSON array,
// whereas a JSON object should be loaded into a Chilkat JSON object.

// A JSON array may contain objects, and a JSON object may contains arrays, but
// it is the top-level (outermost) element that defines whether the JSON
// document is an array or an object.
// An array begins and ends with "[" ... "]"
// An object begins and ends with "{" ... "}"

// For example, an array containing 2 objects:
Dim strJsonArray As String
strJsonArray = "[ { ""name"": ""Bill"" }, { ""name"": ""Ted"" } ]"

// Load it into a JSON array.
Dim jsonA As New Chilkat.JsonArray
success = jsonA.Load(strJsonArray)
System.DebugLog("number of array elements: " + Str(jsonA.Size))

// This is an object containing an array:
Dim strJsonObj As String
strJsonObj = "{ ""characters"": [ ""Bill"", ""Ted"" ] }"

// Load it into a JSON object.
Dim jsonO As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonO.Load(strJsonObj)
System.DebugLog("number of object members: " + Str(jsonO.Size))