# struct JSON::Any

- JSON::Any
- Struct
- Value
- Object

##
Overview

`JSON::Any` is a convenient wrapper around all possible JSON types (`JSON::Any::Type`) and can be used for traversing dynamic or unknown JSON structures.

    require "json"

    obj = JSON.parse(%({"access": [{"name": "mapping", "speed": "fast"}, {"name": "any", "speed": "slow"}]}))
    obj["access"][1]["name"].as_s  # => "any"
    obj["access"][1]["speed"].as_s # => "slow"

Note that methods used to traverse a JSON structure, `#[]` and `#[]?`, always return a `JSON::Any` to allow further traversal. To convert them to `String`, `Int32`, etc., use the `as_` methods, such as `#as_s`, `#as_i`, which perform a type check against the raw underlying value. This means that invoking `#as_s` when the underlying value is not a String will raise: the value won't automatically be converted (parsed) to a `String`. There are also nil-able variants (`#as_i?`, `#as_s?`, ...), which return `nil` when the underlying value type won't match.

##
Defined in:

json/any.cr

##
Constructors

- .new(raw : Type)

  Creates a `JSON::Any` that wraps the given value.

- .new(raw : Int)

  Creates a `JSON::Any` that wraps the given value.

- .new(raw : Float)

  Creates a `JSON::Any` that wraps the given value.

- .new(pull : JSON::PullParser)

  Reads a `JSON::Any` value from the given pull parser.

##
Instance Method Summary

- #==(other : JSON::Any)

  Returns `true` if both `self` and other's raw object are equal.

- #==(other)

  Returns `true` if the raw object is equal to other.

- #[](index : Int) : JSON::Any

  Assumes the underlying value is an `Array` and returns the element at the given index.

- #[](key : String) : JSON::Any

  Assumes the underlying value is a `Hash` and returns the element with the given key.

- #[]?(index : Int) : JSON::Any | Nil

  Assumes the underlying value is an `Array` and returns the element at the given index, or `nil` if out of bounds.

- #[]?(key : String) : JSON::Any | Nil

  Assumes the underlying value is a `Hash` and returns the element with the given key, or `nil` if the key is not present.

- #as_a : Array(JSON::Any)

  Checks that the underlying value is `Array`, and returns its value.

- #as_a? : Array(JSON::Any) | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Array`, and returns its value.

- #as_bool : Bool

  Checks that the underlying value is `Bool`, and returns its value.

- #as_bool? : Bool | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Bool`, and returns its value.

- #as_f : Float64

  Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float64`.

- #as_f32 : Float32

  Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float32`.

- #as_f32? : Float32 | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float32`.

- #as_f? : Float64 | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float64`.

- #as_h : Hash(String, JSON::Any)

  Checks that the underlying value is `Hash`, and returns its value.

- #as_h? : Hash(String, JSON::Any) | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Hash`, and returns its value.

- #as_i : Int32

  Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int32`.

- #as_i64 : Int64

  Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int64`.

- #as_i64? : Int64 | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int64`.

- #as_i? : Int32 | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int32`.

- #as_nil : Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `Nil`, and returns `nil`.

- #as_s : String

  Checks that the underlying value is `String`, and returns its value.

- #as_s? : String | Nil

  Checks that the underlying value is `String`, and returns its value.

- #clone

  Returns a new JSON::Any instance with the `#raw` value `#clone`ed.

- #dig(index_or_key : String | Int, *subkeys) : JSON::Any

  Traverses the depth of a structure and returns the value, otherwise raises.

- #dig?(index_or_key : String | Int, *subkeys) : JSON::Any | Nil

  Traverses the depth of a structure and returns the value.

- #dup

  Returns a new JSON::Any instance with the `#raw` value `#dup`ed.

- #hash(hasher)

  See `Object#hash(hasher)`

- #inspect(io : IO) : Nil

  Appends this struct's name and instance variables names and values to the given IO.

- #raw : Type

  Returns the raw underlying value.

- #size : Int

  Assumes the underlying value is an `Array` or `Hash` and returns its size.

- #to_s(io : IO) : Nil

  Same as `#inspect(io)`.

- #to_yaml(yaml : YAML::Nodes::Builder) : Nil

### Instance methods inherited from struct `Struct`

==(other) : Bool ==, hash(hasher) hash, inspect(io : IO) : Nil inspect, pretty_print(pp) : Nil pretty_print, to_s(io : IO) : Nil to_s

### Instance methods inherited from struct `Value`

==(other : JSON::Any)
==(other : YAML::Any)
==(other) ==, dup dup

### Instance methods inherited from class `Object`

! : Bool !, !=(other) !=, !~(other) !~, ==(other) ==, ===(other : JSON::Any)
===(other : YAML::Any)
===(other) ===, =~(other) =~, as(type : Class) as, as?(type : Class) as?, class class, dup dup, hash(hasher)
hash hash, in?(collection : Object) : Bool
in?(*values : Object) : Bool in?, inspect(io : IO) : Nil
inspect : String inspect, is_a?(type : Class) : Bool is_a?, itself itself, nil? : Bool nil?, not_nil!(message)
not_nil! not_nil!, pretty_inspect(width = 79, newline = "\n", indent = 0) : String pretty_inspect, pretty_print(pp : PrettyPrint) : Nil pretty_print, responds_to?(name : Symbol) : Bool responds_to?, tap(&) tap, to_json(io : IO) : Nil
to_json : String to_json, to_pretty_json(indent : String = " ") : String
to_pretty_json(io : IO, indent : String = " ") : Nil to_pretty_json, to_s(io : IO) : Nil
to_s : String to_s, to_yaml(io : IO) : Nil
to_yaml : String to_yaml, try(&) try, unsafe_as(type : T.class) forall T unsafe_as

### Class methods inherited from class `Object`

from_json(string_or_io, root : String)
from_json(string_or_io) from_json, from_yaml(string_or_io : String | IO) from_yaml

### Macros inherited from class `Object`

class_getter(*names, &block) class_getter, class_getter!(*names) class_getter!, class_getter?(*names, &block) class_getter?, class_property(*names, &block) class_property, class_property!(*names) class_property!, class_property?(*names, &block) class_property?, class_setter(*names) class_setter, def_clone def_clone, def_equals(*fields) def_equals, def_equals_and_hash(*fields) def_equals_and_hash, def_hash(*fields) def_hash, delegate(*methods, to object) delegate, forward_missing_to(delegate) forward_missing_to, getter(*names, &block) getter, getter!(*names) getter!, getter?(*names, &block) getter?, property(*names, &block) property, property!(*names) property!, property?(*names, &block) property?, setter(*names) setter

##
Constructor Detail

def self.new(raw : Type) #

Creates a `JSON::Any` that wraps the given value.

def self.new(raw : Int) #

Creates a `JSON::Any` that wraps the given value.

def self.new(raw : Float) #

Creates a `JSON::Any` that wraps the given value.

def self.new(pull : JSON::PullParser) #

Reads a `JSON::Any` value from the given pull parser.

##
Instance Method Detail

def ==(other : JSON::Any) #

Returns `true` if both `self` and other's raw object are equal.

def ==(other) #

Returns `true` if the raw object is equal to other.

def [](index : Int) : JSON::Any #

Assumes the underlying value is an `Array` and returns the element at the given index. Raises if the underlying value is not an `Array`.

def [](key : String) : JSON::Any #

Assumes the underlying value is a `Hash` and returns the element with the given key. Raises if the underlying value is not a `Hash`.

def []?(index : Int) : JSON::Any | Nil #

Assumes the underlying value is an `Array` and returns the element at the given index, or `nil` if out of bounds. Raises if the underlying value is not an `Array`.

def []?(key : String) : JSON::Any | Nil #

Assumes the underlying value is a `Hash` and returns the element with the given key, or `nil` if the key is not present. Raises if the underlying value is not a `Hash`.

def as_a : Array(JSON::Any) #

Checks that the underlying value is `Array`, and returns its value. Raises otherwise.

def as_a? : Array(JSON::Any) | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Array`, and returns its value. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def as_bool : Bool #

Checks that the underlying value is `Bool`, and returns its value. Raises otherwise.

def as_bool? : Bool | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Bool`, and returns its value. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def as_f : Float64 #

Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float64`. Raises otherwise.

def as_f32 : Float32 #

Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float32`. Raises otherwise.

def as_f32? : Float32 | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float32`. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def as_f? : Float64 | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Float` (or `Int`), and returns its value as an `Float64`. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def as_h : Hash(String, JSON::Any) #

Checks that the underlying value is `Hash`, and returns its value. Raises otherwise.

def as_h? : Hash(String, JSON::Any) | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Hash`, and returns its value. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def as_i : Int32 #

Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int32`. Raises otherwise.

def as_i64 : Int64 #

Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int64`. Raises otherwise.

def as_i64? : Int64 | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int64`. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def as_i? : Int32 | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Int`, and returns its value as an `Int32`. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def as_nil : Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `Nil`, and returns `nil`. Raises otherwise.

def as_s : String #

Checks that the underlying value is `String`, and returns its value. Raises otherwise.

def as_s? : String | Nil #

Checks that the underlying value is `String`, and returns its value. Returns `nil` otherwise.

def clone #

Returns a new JSON::Any instance with the `#raw` value `#clone`ed.

def dig(index_or_key : String | Int, *subkeys) : JSON::Any #

Traverses the depth of a structure and returns the value, otherwise raises.

def dig?(index_or_key : String | Int, *subkeys) : JSON::Any | Nil #

Traverses the depth of a structure and returns the value. Returns `nil` if not found.

def dup #

Returns a new JSON::Any instance with the `#raw` value `#dup`ed.

def hash(hasher) #

See `Object#hash(hasher)`

def inspect(io : IO) : Nil #
Description copied from struct Struct

Appends this struct's name and instance variables names and values to the given IO.

    struct Point
      def initialize(@x : Int32, @y : Int32)
      end
    end

    p1 = Point.new 1, 2
    p1.to_s    # "Point(@x=1, @y=2)"
    p1.inspect # "Point(@x=1, @y=2)"

def raw : Type #

Returns the raw underlying value.

def size : Int #

Assumes the underlying value is an `Array` or `Hash` and returns its size. Raises if the underlying value is not an `Array` or `Hash`.

def to_s(io : IO) : Nil #
Description copied from struct Struct

Same as `#inspect(io)`.

def to_yaml(yaml : YAML::Nodes::Builder) : Nil #