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Parsing JSON using C

Asked 2011-07-13T04:03:08.383
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I'm trying to find a good way to parse JSON in C. I really don't need a huge library or anything, I would rather have something small and lightweight with a bare minimum of features, but good documentation.

Does anyone have anything they can point me to?

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I used JSON-C for a work project and would recommend it. Lightweight and is released with open licensing.

Documentation is included in the distribution. You basically have *_add functions to create JSON objects, equivalent *_put functions to release their memory, and utility functions that convert types and output objects in string representation.

The licensing allows inclusion with your project. We used it in this way, compiling JSON-C as a static library that is linked in with the main build. That way, we don't have to worry about dependencies (other than installing Xcode).

JSON-C also built for us under OS X (x86 Intel) and Linux (x86 Intel) without incident. If your project needs to be portable, this is a good start.

answered 2011-07-13T04:12:24.827

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