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diff --git a/doc/classes/JSON.xml b/doc/classes/JSON.xml index 7baff7aa39..b95aaed143 100644 --- a/doc/classes/JSON.xml +++ b/doc/classes/JSON.xml @@ -1,45 +1,88 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> -<class name="JSON" inherits="Object" version="4.0"> +<class name="JSON" inherits="RefCounted" version="4.0"> <brief_description> - Helper class for parsing JSON data. + Helper class for creating and parsing JSON data. </brief_description> <description> - Helper class for parsing JSON data. For usage example and other important hints, see [JSONParseResult]. + The [JSON] enables all data types to be converted to and from a JSON string. This useful for serializing data to save to a file or send over the network. + [method stringify] is used to convert any data type into a JSON string. + [method parse] is used to convert any existing JSON data into a [Variant] that can be used within Godot. If successfully parsed, use [method get_data] to retrieve the [Variant], and use [code]typeof[/code] to check if the Variant's type is what you expect. JSON Objects are converted into a [Dictionary], but JSON data can be used to store [Array]s, numbers, [String]s and even just a boolean. + [b]Example[/b] + [codeblock] + var data_to_send = ["a", "b", "c"] + var json = JSON.new() + var json_string = json.stringify(data_to_send) + # Save data + # ... + # Retrieve data + var error = json.parse(json_string) + if error == OK: + var data_received = json.get_data() + if typeof(data_received) == TYPE_ARRAY: + print(data_received) # Prints array + else: + print("Unexpected data") + else: + print("JSON Parse Error: ", json.get_error_message(), " in ", json_string, " at line ", json.get_error_line()) + [/codeblock] </description> <tutorials> </tutorials> <methods> + <method name="get_data" qualifiers="const"> + <return type="Variant"> + </return> + <description> + Returns the [Variant] containing the data of a successful [method parse]. + [b]Note:[/b] It will return [code]Null[/code] if the last call to parse was unsuccessful or [method parse] has not yet been called. + </description> + </method> + <method name="get_error_line" qualifiers="const"> + <return type="int"> + </return> + <description> + Returns [code]0[/code] if the last call to [method parse] was successful, or the line number where the parse failed. + </description> + </method> + <method name="get_error_message" qualifiers="const"> + <return type="String"> + </return> + <description> + Returns an empty string if the last call to [method parse] was successful, or the error message if it failed. + </description> + </method> <method name="parse"> - <return type="JSONParseResult"> + <return type="int" enum="Error"> </return> - <argument index="0" name="json" type="String"> + <argument index="0" name="json_string" type="String"> </argument> <description> - Parses a JSON-encoded string and returns a [JSONParseResult] containing the result. + Attempts to parse the [code]json_string[/code] provided. + Returns an [enum Error]. If the parse was successful, it returns [code]OK[/code] and the result can be retrieved using [method get_data]. If unsuccessful, use [method get_error_line] and [method get_error_message] for identifying the source of the failure. </description> </method> - <method name="print"> + <method name="stringify"> <return type="String"> </return> - <argument index="0" name="value" type="Variant"> + <argument index="0" name="data" type="Variant"> </argument> <argument index="1" name="indent" type="String" default=""""> </argument> - <argument index="2" name="sort_keys" type="bool" default="false"> + <argument index="2" name="sort_keys" type="bool" default="true"> </argument> <argument index="3" name="full_precision" type="bool" default="false"> </argument> <description> Converts a [Variant] var to JSON text and returns the result. Useful for serializing data to store or send over the network. [b]Note:[/b] The JSON specification does not define integer or float types, but only a [i]number[/i] type. Therefore, converting a Variant to JSON text will convert all numerical values to [float] types. - [b]Note:[/b] If [code]full_precision[/code] is true, when printing floats, the unreliable digits are printed in addition to the reliable digits to guarantee exact decoding. - Use [code]indent[/code] parameter to pretty print the output. + [b]Note:[/b] If [code]full_precision[/code] is true, when stringifying floats, the unreliable digits are stringified in addition to the reliable digits to guarantee exact decoding. + Use [code]indent[/code] parameter to pretty stringify the output. [b]Example output:[/b] [codeblock] - ## JSON.print(my_dictionary) + ## JSON.stringify(my_dictionary) {"name":"my_dictionary","version":"1.0.0","entities":[{"name":"entity_0","value":"value_0"},{"name":"entity_1","value":"value_1"}]} - ## JSON.print(my_dictionary, "\t") + ## JSON.stringify(my_dictionary, "\t") { "name": "my_dictionary", "version": "1.0.0", |