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1.5 KiB
nlohmann::basic_json::size
size_type size() const noexcept;
Returns the number of elements in a JSON value.
Return value
The return value depends on the different types and is defined as follows:
| Value type | return value |
|---|---|
| null | 0 |
| boolean | 1 |
| string | 1 |
| number | 1 |
| binary | 1 |
| object | result of function object_t::size() |
| array | result of function array_t::size() |
Exception safety
No-throw guarantee: this function never throws exceptions.
Complexity
Constant, as long as array_t and object_t satisfy the
Container concept; that is, their size() functions have
constant complexity.
Notes
This function does not return the length of a string stored as JSON value -- it returns the number of elements in the
JSON value which is 1 in the case of a string.
Examples
??? example
The following code calls `size()` on the different value types.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/size.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/size.output"
```
Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.
- Extended to return
1for binary types in version 3.8.0.