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json_decoder_type()
Get the type of the current or specified node

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      The JSON library, libjson, allows applications to decode and encode JSON data. This is useful for reading and interpreting complex data or transferring data between systems.
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        json_decoder_t
        JSON decoder structure
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        Clean up a JSON decoder instance, freeing any memory allocated for the decoder tree
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        Create a new JSON decoder instance
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        Destroy a JSON decoder instance
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        Dump the tree contents of a JSON decoder
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        JSON decoder error codes
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        Free a previously saved JSON decoder state
        json_decoder_get_bool()
        Get the boolean value from the current or the specified node
        json_decoder_get_data_version()
        Get the current data version for the decoder
        json_decoder_get_double()
        Get the double value from the current or the specified node
        json_decoder_get_encoder()
        Return an encoder instance for adding or updating nodes in the decoder tree
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        Get the integer value from the current or the specified node
        json_decoder_get_int_ll()
        Get the long long integer value from the current or the specified node
        json_decoder_get_offset()
        Get the offset of the node's value within the original JSON string
        json_decoder_get_parse_error()
        Get the location and reason for a parse error
        json_decoder_get_state()
        Get the current state of the JSON decoder
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        Get the error status of the JSON decoder
        json_decoder_get_string()
        Get the string value from the current or the specified node
        json_decoder_index()
        Get the index of the current node
        json_decoder_is_integer()
        Determine if a node represents an integer value
        json_decoder_length()
        Get the number of elements in the current node
        json_decoder_name()
        Get the name of the current property
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        Move to the next node in the current array or object
        json_decoder_parse_error_t
        JSON decoder parser error codes
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        Parse a file of JSON data
        json_decoder_parse_json_str()
        Parse a string of JSON data
        json_decoder_pop()
        Ascend out of an object or array
        json_decoder_position_index()
        Move to the specified node in the current array or object
        json_decoder_position_property()
        Position the decoder at the specified property
        json_decoder_previous()
        Move to the previous node in the current array or object
        json_decoder_push_array()
        Descend into an array
        json_decoder_push_object()
        Descend into an object
        json_decoder_remove_node()
        Remove a node from the decoder tree
        json_decoder_reset()
        Reset a JSON decoder instance
        json_decoder_set_data_version()
        Set the data version for the decoder
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        Set the state of the JSON decoder
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        Set the error status of the JSON decoder
        json_decoder_state_t
        JSON decoder state
        json_decoder_type()
        Get the type of the current or specified node
        json_node_type_t
        JSON decoder node types
      - JSON encoder functionality
      - JSON utility functions
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json_decoder_type()

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Get the type of the current or specified node

Synopsis:

#include <sys/json.h>

json_node_type_t json_decoder_type(json_decoder_t *decoder,
                                   const char *name)

Arguments:

decoder: The JSON decoder instance.
name: The name of the node to provide the type for, or NULL to provide the type of the current node.

Library:

libjson

Description:

Note:

The caller can pass "." in name to determine if the decoder is positioned within an object or an array.

Returns:

The type of the referenced node (see json_node_type_t) or JSON_TYPE_NONE if the specified node does not exist.

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