Node.js

JSON: Renaming and Deleting Members

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Demonstrates renaming and deleting members. This example uses the following JSON document:

{
   "apple": "red",
   "lime": "green",
   "banana": "yellow",
   "broccoli": "green",
   "strawberry": "red"
}

Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    success = json.Load("{\"apple\": \"red\",\"lime\": \"green\",\"banana\": \"yellow\",\"broccoli\": \"green\",\"strawberry\": \"red\"}");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(json.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Rename "lime" to "lemon".
    success = json.Rename("lime","lemon");
    // Change the color to yellow:
    success = json.SetStringOf("lemon","yellow");

    // Rename by index.  Banana is at index 2 (apple is at index 0)
    success = json.RenameAt(2,"bartlett_pear");

    // Delete broccoli by name
    success = json.Delete("broccoli");

    // Delete apple by index.  Apple is at index 0.
    success = json.DeleteAt(0);

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(json.Emit());

}

chilkatExample();