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ParseFile

  

read JSON data from a file

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Options

Description

Examples

Compatibility

Calling Sequence

ParseFile(source, opts)

Parameters

source

-

string; file or URL to read from

opts

-

(optional) options as specified below

Options

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output=name

either table, record, or DataSeries. Specifies the data structure to use for parsed data corresponding to JSON objects (collections of key/value pairs). With output=table (the default), an object is encoded as table; with output=record, it is encoded as a record; with output=DataSeries, it is encoded as a DataSeries.

Description

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The ParseFile(source) command reads JSON data from the file or URL source.

  

If source is a file, it is closed after it is read.

Examples

Parse an input JSON file to a Maple table

addressFileTools:-JoinPathexample/address.json,base=datadir

address/maple/cbat/active/169462/data/example/address.json

(1)

JSON:-ParseFileaddress

tablecompanyName=Maplesoft,founded=1988,address=tablestreetAddress=615 Kumpf Drive,province=ON,city=Waterloo,postalCode=N2V 1K8,country=Canada,phoneNumbers=tabletype=local,number=+1 (519) 747-2373,tabletype=tollfree,number=+1 (800) 267-6583,tabletype=fax,number=+1 (519) 747-5284

(2)

Parse the same input JSON file to a Maple record

JSON:-ParseFileaddress,output=record

RecordpackedcompanyName=Maplesoft,founded=1988,address=Recordpacked...,phoneNumbers=Recordpacked...,Recordpacked...,Recordpacked...

(3)

Compatibility

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The JSON[ParseFile] command was introduced in Maple 2015.

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For more information on Maple 2015 changes, see Updates in Maple 2015.

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The JSON[ParseFile] command was updated in Maple 2016.

See Also

JSON

JSON[ParseString]

JSON[ToString]