Node.js

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. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    json.UpdateString("xyz","1234");
    json.UpdateString("abc.xyz","1234");
    json.UpdateString("abc.def","1234");
    json.UpdateString("abc.aaa","1234");
    json.UpdateString("ghi","1234");
    json.UpdateString("nmo","1234");

    json.EmitCompact = false;
    console.log(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.
    var ascending = true;
    var caseSensitive = true;
    json.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive);

    // Look at the sorted JSON..
    console.log(json.Emit());

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

    // Now sort the members of the "abc" object..
    var jsonAbc = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.ObjectOf2("abc",jsonAbc);

    jsonAbc.Sort(ascending,caseSensitive);

    // Now look at the JSON with the members under "abc" also sorted..
    console.log(json.Emit());

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

}

chilkatExample();