Lua

JSON UpdateNumber vs UpdateInt

Demonstrates UpdateNumber vs UpdateString. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()

-- If a number is too large for a 32-bit signed integer, then call UpdateNumber instead of UpdateInt.
-- The large integer is passed to UpdateNumber as a string, but in the JSON it will be an integer.

-- For example:
json:update_number("largeNumber", "6884556842")

-- If the integer is small enough for a 32-bit signed integer, then use UpdateInt:
json:update_int("reasonableInt", 123456)

json.emit_compact = false
print(json:emit())

-- The output:
-- Notice the large number passed as a string does not have quotes in the JSON

-- {
--   "largeNumber": 6884556842,
--   "reasonableInt": 123456
-- }