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Create a JSON Array of Objects

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Demonstrates how to create a JSON array of objects.

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C
#include <C_CkJsonArray.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonArray arr;
    HCkJsonObject obj;

    success = FALSE;

    arr = CkJsonArray_Create();

    obj = CkJsonObject_Create();

    // Create a new and empty JSON object in the 1st position of the JSON array 
    // and return the reference in the last argument.
    CkJsonArray_AddObjectAt2(arr,0,obj);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(obj,"Name","Otto");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(obj,"Age",29);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(obj,"Married",FALSE);

    // Create a new and empty JSON object in the 2nd position of the JSON array 
    // and return the reference in the last argument.
    CkJsonArray_AddObjectAt2(arr,1,obj);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(obj,"Name","Connor");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(obj,"Age",43);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(obj,"Married",TRUE);

    // Create a new and empty JSON object in the 3rd position of the JSON array 
    // and return the reference in the last argument.
    CkJsonArray_AddObjectAt2(arr,2,obj);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(obj,"Name","Ramona");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(obj,"Age",34);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(obj,"Married",TRUE);

    // Examine what we have:
    CkJsonArray_putEmitCompact(arr,FALSE);
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonArray_emit(arr));

    // The output is:

    // [
    //   {
    //     "Name": "Otto",
    //     "Age": 29,
    //     "Married": false
    //   },
    //   {
    //     "Name": "Connor",
    //     "Age": 43,
    //     "Married": true
    //   },
    //   {
    //     "Name": "Ramona",
    //     "Age": 34,
    //     "Married": true
    //   }
    // ]


    CkJsonArray_Dispose(arr);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(obj);

    }