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nlohmann::basic_json::front

reference front(); const_reference front() const;

Returns a reference to the first element in the container. For a JSON container c, the expression c.front() is equivalent to *c.begin().

Return value

In the case of a structured type (array or object), a reference to the first element is returned. In the case of number, string, boolean, or binary values, a reference to the value is returned.

Exception safety

Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no changes in the JSON value.

Exceptions

If the JSON value is null, exception invalid_iterator.214 is thrown.

Complexity

Constant.

Notes

Precondition

The array or object must not be empty. Calling front on an empty array or object yields undefined behavior.

Examples

Example

The following code shows an example for front().

`#include #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>

using json = nlohmann::json;

int main() { // create JSON values json j_null; json j_boolean = true; json j_number_integer = 17; json j_number_float = 23.42; json j_object = {{"one", 1}, {"two", 2}}; json j_object_empty(json::value_t::object); json j_array = {1, 2, 4, 8, 16}; json j_array_empty(json::value_t::array); json j_string = "Hello, world";

// call front()
//std::cout << j_null.front() << '\n';          // would throw
std::cout << j_boolean.front() << '\n';
std::cout << j_number_integer.front() << '\n';
std::cout << j_number_float.front() << '\n';
std::cout << j_object.front() << '\n';
//std::cout << j_object_empty.front() << '\n';  // undefined behavior
std::cout << j_array.front() << '\n';
//std::cout << j_array_empty.front() << '\n';   // undefined behavior
std::cout << j_string.front() << '\n';

} `

Output:

true 17 23.42 1 1 "Hello, world"

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