JsonArray VB.NET Reference Documentation

JsonArray

Current Version: 10.1.0

Represents a JSON array, which contains an ordered list of JSON values, where each value can be a string, number, JSON object, JSON array, true, false, or null.

Object Creation

Dim obj As New Chilkat.JsonArray()

Properties

DebugLogFilePath
DebugLogFilePath As String

If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.

This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:

  1. a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
  2. the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
  3. there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.

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EmitCompact
EmitCompact As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.64

If True then the Emit method outputs in the most compact form possible (a single-line with no extra whitespace). If False, then emits with whitespace and indentation to make the JSON human-readable.

The default value is True.

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EmitCrlf
EmitCrlf As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.64

If True then the Emit method uses CRLF line-endings when emitting the non-compact (pretty-print) format. If False, then bare-LF's are emitted. (The compact format emits to a single line with no end-of-line characters.) Windows systems traditionally use CRLF line-endings, whereas Linux, Mac OS X, and other systems traditionally use bare-LF line-endings.

The default value is True.

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LastErrorHtml
LastErrorHtml As String (ReadOnly)

Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorText
LastErrorText As String (ReadOnly)

Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastErrorXml
LastErrorXml As String (ReadOnly)

Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

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LastMethodSuccess
LastMethodSuccess As Boolean

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of True indicates success, a value of False indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:

  • Any method that returns a string.
  • Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
  • Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = True and failure = False.
  • Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.

Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to True. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

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Size
Size As Integer (ReadOnly)
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

The number of JSON values in the array.

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VerboseLogging
VerboseLogging As Boolean

If set to True, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is False. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

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Version
Version As String (ReadOnly)

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"

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Methods

AddArrayAt
Function AddArrayAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Inserts a new and empty JSON array member to the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddBoolAt
Function AddBoolAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As Boolean) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Inserts a new boolean member to the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddIntAt
Function AddIntAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Inserts a new integer member to the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddNullAt
Function AddNullAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Inserts a new null member to the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddNumberAt
Function AddNumberAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal numericStr As String) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Inserts a new numeric member to the position indicated by index. The numericStr is an integer, float, or double already converted to a string in the format desired by the application. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddObjectAt
Function AddObjectAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Inserts a new and empty JSON object member to the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddObjectCopyAt
Function AddObjectCopyAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal jsonObj As JsonObject) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.82

Inserts a copy of a JSON object to the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddStringAt
Function AddStringAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As String) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Inserts a new string at the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AddUIntAt
Function AddUIntAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As UInteger) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.96

Inserts a new unsigned integer member to the position indicated by index. To prepend, pass an index of 0. To append, pass an index of -1. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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AppendArrayItems
Function AppendArrayItems(ByVal jarr As JsonArray) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.82

Appends the array items contained in jarr.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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ArrayAt
Function ArrayAt(ByVal index As Integer) As JsonArray
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Returns the JSON array that is the value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns Nothing on failure

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BoolAt
Function BoolAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Returns the boolean value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

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Clear
Sub Clear()
Introduced in version 9.5.0.76

Deletes all array elements.

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DateAt
Function DateAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal dateTime As CkDateTime) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.73

Fills the dateTime with the date/time string located in the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0). Auto-recognizes the following date/time string formats: ISO-8061 Timestamp (such as "2009-11-04T19:55:41Z"), RFC822 date/time format (such as "Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:51:55 -0400"), or Unix timestamp integers.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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DeleteAt
Function DeleteAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Deletes the array element at the given index. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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DtAt
Function DtAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal bLocal As Boolean, ByVal dt As DtObj) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.73

Fills the dt with the date/time string located in the Nth array element. If bLocal is True, then dt is filled with the local date/time values, otherwise it is filled with the UTC/GMT values. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0). Auto-recognizes the following date/time string formats: ISO-8061 Timestamp (such as "2009-11-04T19:55:41Z"), RFC822 date/time format (such as "Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:51:55 -0400"), or Unix timestamp integers.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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Emit
Function Emit() As String
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Writes the JSON array (rooted at the caller) and returns as a string.

Note: To control the compact/non-compact format, and to control the LF/CRLF line-endings, set the EmitCompact and EmitCrlf properties.

Returns Nothing on failure

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EmitSb
Function EmitSb(ByVal sb As StringBuilder) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.65

Writes the JSON array to the sb.

Note: To control the compact/non-compact format, and to control the LF/CRLF line-endings, set the EmitCompact and EmitCrlf properties.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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FindObject
Function FindObject(ByVal name As String, ByVal value As String, ByVal caseSensitive As Boolean) As Integer
Introduced in version 9.5.0.73

Return the index of the first object in the array where value of the field at name matches value. name is an object member name. The value is a value pattern which can use "*" chars to indicate zero or more of any char. If caseSensitive is False, then the matching is case insenstive, otherwise it is case sensitive. Returns -1 if no matching string was found.

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FindString
Function FindString(ByVal value As String, ByVal caseSensitive As Boolean) As Integer
Introduced in version 9.5.0.73

Return the index of the first matching string in the array. The value is a value pattern which can use "*" chars to indicate zero or more of any char. If caseSensitive is False, then the matching is case insenstive, otherwise it is case sensitive. Returns -1 if no matching string was found.

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IntAt
Function IntAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Integer
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Returns the integer value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

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IsNullAt
Function IsNullAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Returns the True if the Nth array element is null, otherwise returns False. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

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Load
Function Load(ByVal jsonArray As String) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.64

Loads a JSON array from a string. A JSON array must begin with a "[" and end with a "]".

Note: The Load method causes the JsonArray to detach and become it's own JSON document. It should only be called on new instances of the JsonArray. See the example below.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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LoadSb
Function LoadSb(ByVal sb As StringBuilder) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.64

Loads a JSON array from a StringBuilder. A JSON array must begin with a "[" and end with a "]".

Note: The Load method causes the JsonArray to detach and become it's own JSON document. It should only be called on new instances of the JsonArray. See the example below.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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ObjectAt
Function ObjectAt(ByVal index As Integer) As JsonObject
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Returns the JSON object that is the value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns Nothing on failure

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SetBoolAt
Function SetBoolAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As Boolean) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Sets the boolean value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SetIntAt
Function SetIntAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Sets the integer value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SetNullAt
Function SetNullAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Sets the Nth array element to the value of null. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SetNumberAt
Function SetNumberAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As String) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Sets the numeric value of the Nth array element. The value is an integer, float, or double already converted to a string in the format desired by the application. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SetStringAt
Function SetStringAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As String) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Sets the string value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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SetUIntAt
Function SetUIntAt(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As UInteger) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.96

Sets the unsigned integer value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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StringAt
Function StringAt(ByVal index As Integer) As String
Introduced in version 9.5.0.56

Returns the string value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

Returns Nothing on failure

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Swap
Function Swap(ByVal index1 As Integer, ByVal index2 As Integer) As Boolean
Introduced in version 9.5.0.76

Swaps the items at positions index1 and index2.

Returns True for success, False for failure.

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TypeAt
Function TypeAt(ByVal index As Integer) As Integer
Introduced in version 9.5.0.58

Returns the type of data at the given index. Possible return values are:

  1. string
  2. number
  3. object
  4. array
  5. boolean
  6. null
Returns -1 if no member exists at the given index.

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UIntAt
Function UIntAt(ByVal index As Integer) As UInteger
Introduced in version 9.5.0.96

Returns the unsigned integer value of the Nth array element. Indexing is 0-based (the 1st member is at index 0).

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