doc: add JSON and Go article
Originally published on The Go Programming Language Blog, January 25, 2011.
http://blog.golang.org/2011/01/json-and-go.html
R=adg
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5846044
diff --git a/doc/progs/json3.go b/doc/progs/json3.go
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+// Copyright 2012 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+ "encoding/json"
+ "fmt"
+ "log"
+ "reflect"
+)
+
+func Decode() {
+ b := []byte(`{"Name":"Wednesday","Age":6,"Parents":["Gomez","Morticia"]}`)
+
+ var f interface{}
+ err := json.Unmarshal(b, &f)
+
+ // STOP OMIT
+
+ if err != nil {
+ panic(err)
+ }
+
+ expected := map[string]interface{}{
+ "Name": "Wednesday",
+ "Age": float64(6),
+ "Parents": []interface{}{
+ "Gomez",
+ "Morticia",
+ },
+ }
+
+ if !reflect.DeepEqual(f, expected) {
+ log.Panicf("Error unmarshalling %q, expected %q, got %q", b, expected, f)
+ }
+
+ f = map[string]interface{}{
+ "Name": "Wednesday",
+ "Age": 6,
+ "Parents": []interface{}{
+ "Gomez",
+ "Morticia",
+ },
+ }
+
+ // STOP OMIT
+
+ m := f.(map[string]interface{})
+
+ for k, v := range m {
+ switch vv := v.(type) {
+ case string:
+ fmt.Println(k, "is string", vv)
+ case int:
+ fmt.Println(k, "is int", vv)
+ case []interface{}:
+ fmt.Println(k, "is an array:")
+ for i, u := range vv {
+ fmt.Println(i, u)
+ }
+ default:
+ fmt.Println(k, "is of a type I don't know how to handle")
+ }
+ }
+
+ // STOP OMIT
+}
+
+func main() {
+ Decode()
+}
