- JSON Basics
- JSON is a human-readable text-based data format for machines
- JSON documents consist of primitive types (booleans, numbers, strings, null) and structured types (objects, arrays)
- Objects start with { and end with }, arrays start with [ and end with ]
- JSON is not sensitive to spacing, but formatting is recommended for readability
- Library Usage
- nlohmann::json library provides JSON support in C++
- Library can be installed via package manager or downloaded as header
- JSON documents can be parsed from strings using parse method
- JSON can be converted to C++ types using get and get_to methods
- Advanced Features
- Custom types can be made JSON compatible using to_json and from_json functions
- JSON documents can be created from C++ data using = operator
- JSON supports file I/O through stream operators
- Library provides type checking, size, contains, erase, and clear methods
- Implementation Details
- JSON documents can be iterated over using iterators or items() method
- JSON documents can be compared using == and != operators
- JSON documents can be formatted using code editors or online tools
- Library includes macros for common JSON serialization tasks