Xojo Plugin

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. Xojo Plugin

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject

Dim success As Boolean
success = json.UpdateString("xyz","1234")
success = json.UpdateString("abc.xyz","1234")
success = json.UpdateString("abc.def","1234")
success = json.UpdateString("abc.aaa","1234")
success = json.UpdateString("ghi","1234")
success = json.UpdateString("nmo","1234")

json.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog(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
ascending = True
Dim caseSensitive As Boolean
caseSensitive = True
json.Sort ascending,caseSensitive

// Look at the sorted JSON..
System.DebugLog(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 New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.ObjectOf2("abc",jsonAbc)

jsonAbc.Sort ascending,caseSensitive

// Now look at the JSON with the members under "abc" also sorted..
System.DebugLog(json.Emit())

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