util.JSONObject methods

Methods for the util.JSONObject class.

Table 1. Class methods
Name Description 
util.JSONObject.create()
  RETURNS util.JSONObject
 Creates a new JSON object. 
util.JSONObject.fromFGL(
   record record-type )
  RETURNS util.JSONObject
 Creates a new JSON object from a RECORD. 
util.JSONObject.parse(
   s STRING )
  RETURNS util.JSONObject
 Parses a JSON string and creates a JSON object from it.
Table 2. Object methods
Name Description 
util.JSONObject.get(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS result-type
 Returns the value corresponding to the specified entry name. 
util.JSONObject.getLength()
  RETURNS INTEGER
 Returns the number of name-value pairs in the JSON object. 
util.JSONObject.getType(
   name STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
 Returns the type of a JSON object element. 
util.JSONObject.has(
    name STRING )
  RETURNS BOOLEAN
 Checks if the JSON object contains a specific entry name. 
util.JSONObject.name(
   index INTEGER )
  RETURNS STRING
 Returns the name of a JSON object entry by position. 
util.JSONObject.put(
   name STRING,
   value value-type )
 Sets a name-value pair in the JSON object. 
util.JSONObject.remove(
   name STRING )
 Removes the specified element in the JSON object. 
util.JSONObject.toFGL(
  recordRef record-type )
 Fills a record variable with the entries contained in the JSON object. 
util.JSONObject.toString()
  RETURNS STRING
 Builds a JSON string from the values contained in the JSON object.