nlohmann::json_sax::null¶

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>

using json = nlohmann::json;

// a simple event consumer that collects string representations of the passed
// values; note inheriting from json::json_sax_t is not required, but can
// help not to forget a required function
class sax_event_consumer : public json::json_sax_t
{
  public:
    std::vector<std::string> events;

    bool null() override
    {
        events.push_back("null()");
        return true;
    }

    bool boolean(bool val) override
    {
        events.push_back("boolean(val=" + std::string(val ? "true" : "false") + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool number_integer(number_integer_t val) override
    {
        events.push_back("number_integer(val=" + std::to_string(val) + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool number_unsigned(number_unsigned_t val) override
    {
        events.push_back("number_unsigned(val=" + std::to_string(val) + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool number_float(number_float_t val, const string_t& s) override
    {
        events.push_back("number_float(val=" + std::to_string(val) + ", s=" + s + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool string(string_t& val) override
    {
        events.push_back("string(val=" + val + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool start_object(std::size_t elements) override
    {
        events.push_back("start_object(elements=" + std::to_string(elements) + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool end_object() override
    {
        events.push_back("end_object()");
        return true;
    }

    bool start_array(std::size_t elements) override
    {
        events.push_back("start_array(elements=" + std::to_string(elements) + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool end_array() override
    {
        events.push_back("end_array()");
        return true;
    }

    bool key(string_t& val) override
    {
        events.push_back("key(val=" + val + ")");
        return true;
    }

    bool binary(json::binary_t& val) override
    {
        events.push_back("binary(val=[...])");
        return true;
    }

    bool parse_error(std::size_t position, const std::string& last_token, const json::exception& ex) override
    {
        events.push_back("parse_error(position=" + std::to_string(position) + ", last_token=" + last_token + ",\n            ex=" + std::string(ex.what()) + ")");
        return false;
    }
};

int main()
{
    // a JSON text
    auto text = R"(
    {
        "Image": {
            "Width":  800,
            "Height": 600,
            "Title":  "View from 15th Floor",
            "Thumbnail": {
                "Url":    "http://www.example.com/image/481989943",
                "Height": 125,
                "Width":  100
            },
            "Animated" : false,
            "IDs": [116, 943, 234, -38793],
            "DeletionDate": null,
            "Distance": 12.723374634
        }
    }]
    )";

    // create a SAX event consumer object
    sax_event_consumer sec;

    // parse JSON
    bool result = json::sax_parse(text, &sec);

    // output the recorded events
    for (auto& event : sec.events)
    {
        std::cout << event << "\n";
    }

    // output the result of sax_parse
    std::cout << "\nresult: " << std::boolalpha << result << std::endl;
}

start_object(elements=18446744073709551615)
key(val=Image)
start_object(elements=18446744073709551615)
key(val=Width)
number_unsigned(val=800)
key(val=Height)
number_unsigned(val=600)
key(val=Title)
string(val=View from 15th Floor)
key(val=Thumbnail)
start_object(elements=18446744073709551615)
key(val=Url)
string(val=http://www.example.com/image/481989943)
key(val=Height)
number_unsigned(val=125)
key(val=Width)
number_unsigned(val=100)
end_object()
key(val=Animated)
boolean(val=false)
key(val=IDs)
start_array(elements=18446744073709551615)
number_unsigned(val=116)
number_unsigned(val=943)
number_unsigned(val=234)
number_integer(val=-38793)
end_array()
key(val=DeletionDate)
null()
key(val=Distance)
number_float(val=12.723375, s=12.723374634)
end_object()
end_object()
parse_error(position=460, last_token=12.723374634<U+000A>        }<U+000A>    }],
            ex=[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 17, column 6: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected ']'; expected end of input)

result: false