json.JSONReader methods

Methods for the json.JSONReader class.

Table 1. Class method: Creation
Name	Description
`json.JSONReader.Create() RETURNS json.JSONReader`	Constructor of a JSONReader object.

Table 2. Object methods: Configuration
Name	Description
`setInputCharset( charset STRING )`	Defines the charset used on the input stream. By default the charset is based on the charset set by the system. For example, on Windows it is Windows-1252, or on some Linux systems it is UTF-8.

Table 3. Object methods: Input
Name	Description
`readFrom( name STRING )`	Sets the input stream of the JSONReader object to a file or an URL.
`readFromPipe( cmd STRING )`	Sets the input stream of the JSONReader object to a PIPE.
`readFromText( txt TEXT )`	Sets the output stream of the JSONReader object to a TEXT large object.
`getProperty() RETURNS STRING`	Gets a property of a JSONReader object.
`getValue() RETURNS STRING`	Gets the value of a JSONReader object.
`getBooleanValue( b BOOLEAN)`	Gets a boolean value of a JSONReader object.
`getDecimalValue( de DECIMAL)`	Gets a decimal value of a JSONReader object.
`getByteValue( by BYTE)`	Gets a byte value of a JSONReader object.
`getTextValue( txt TEXT )`	Gets a text value of the current JSON node.
`getDateTimeValue( dt DATETIME )`	Gets a datetime value of the current JSON node.
`getEventType() RETURNS STRING`	Returns a string that indicates the type of event the cursor of the JSONReader object is pointing to.

Table 4. Object methods: Stream
Name	Description
`hasNext() RETURNS BOOLEAN`	Checks whether the JSONReader cursor can be moved to a node next to it.
`next()`	Moves the JSONReader cursor to the next node.
`getSize() RETURNS INTEGER`	Returns the number of bytes read by the JSONReader in the current stream.
`close()`	Closes the JSONReader streaming, and releases all associated resources.