-- Strings. SELECT '""'::json; -- OK. SELECT $$''$$::json; -- ERROR, single quotes are not allowed SELECT '"abc"'::json; -- OK SELECT '"abc'::json; -- ERROR, quotes not closed SELECT '"abc def"'::json; -- ERROR, unescaped newline in string constant SELECT '"\n\"\\"'::json; -- OK, legal escapes SELECT '"\v"'::json; -- ERROR, not a valid JSON escape SELECT '"\u"'::json; -- ERROR, incomplete escape SELECT '"\u00"'::json; -- ERROR, incomplete escape SELECT '"\u000g"'::json; -- ERROR, g is not a hex digit SELECT '"\u0000"'::json; -- OK, legal escape SELECT '"\uaBcD"'::json; -- OK, uppercase and lower case both OK -- Numbers. SELECT '1'::json; -- OK SELECT '0'::json; -- OK SELECT '01'::json; -- ERROR, not valid according to JSON spec SELECT '0.1'::json; -- OK SELECT '9223372036854775808'::json; -- OK, even though it's too large for int8 SELECT '1e100'::json; -- OK SELECT '1.3e100'::json; -- OK SELECT '1f2'::json; -- ERROR SELECT '0.x1'::json; -- ERROR SELECT '1.3ex100'::json; -- ERROR -- Arrays. SELECT '[]'::json; -- OK SELECT '[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]'::json; -- OK SELECT '[1,2]'::json; -- OK SELECT '[1,2,]'::json; -- ERROR, trailing comma SELECT '[1,2'::json; -- ERROR, no closing bracket SELECT '[1,[2]'::json; -- ERROR, no closing bracket -- Objects. SELECT '{}'::json; -- OK SELECT '{"abc"}'::json; -- ERROR, no value SELECT '{"abc":1}'::json; -- OK SELECT '{1:"abc"}'::json; -- ERROR, keys must be strings SELECT '{"abc",1}'::json; -- ERROR, wrong separator SELECT '{"abc"=1}'::json; -- ERROR, totally wrong separator SELECT '{"abc"::1}'::json; -- ERROR, another wrong separator SELECT '{"abc":1,"def":2,"ghi":[3,4],"hij":{"klm":5,"nop":[6]}}'::json; -- OK SELECT '{"abc":1:2}'::json; -- ERROR, colon in wrong spot SELECT '{"abc":1,3}'::json; -- ERROR, no value -- Miscellaneous stuff. SELECT 'true'::json; -- OK SELECT 'false'::json; -- OK SELECT 'null'::json; -- OK SELECT ' true '::json; -- OK, even with extra whitespace SELECT 'true false'::json; -- ERROR, too many values SELECT 'true, false'::json; -- ERROR, too many values SELECT 'truf'::json; -- ERROR, not a keyword SELECT 'trues'::json; -- ERROR, not a keyword SELECT ''::json; -- ERROR, no value SELECT ' '::json; -- ERROR, no value --constructors -- array_to_json SELECT array_to_json(array(select 1 as a)); SELECT array_to_json(array_agg(q),false) from (select x as b, x * 2 as c from generate_series(1,3) x) q; SELECT array_to_json(array_agg(q),true) from (select x as b, x * 2 as c from generate_series(1,3) x) q; SELECT array_to_json(array_agg(q),false) FROM ( SELECT $$a$$ || x AS b, y AS c, ARRAY[ROW(x.*,ARRAY[1,2,3]), ROW(y.*,ARRAY[4,5,6])] AS z FROM generate_series(1,2) x, generate_series(4,5) y) q; SELECT array_to_json(array_agg(x),false) from generate_series(5,10) x; SELECT array_to_json('{{1,5},{99,100}}'::int[]); -- row_to_json SELECT row_to_json(row(1,'foo')); SELECT row_to_json(q) FROM (SELECT $$a$$ || x AS b, y AS c, ARRAY[ROW(x.*,ARRAY[1,2,3]), ROW(y.*,ARRAY[4,5,6])] AS z FROM generate_series(1,2) x, generate_series(4,5) y) q; SELECT row_to_json(q,true) FROM (SELECT $$a$$ || x AS b, y AS c, ARRAY[ROW(x.*,ARRAY[1,2,3]), ROW(y.*,ARRAY[4,5,6])] AS z FROM generate_series(1,2) x, generate_series(4,5) y) q; CREATE TEMP TABLE rows AS SELECT x, 'txt' || x as y FROM generate_series(1,3) AS x; SELECT row_to_json(q,true) FROM rows q; SELECT row_to_json(row((select array_agg(x) as d from generate_series(5,10) x)),false); --json_agg SELECT json_agg(q) FROM ( SELECT $$a$$ || x AS b, y AS c, ARRAY[ROW(x.*,ARRAY[1,2,3]), ROW(y.*,ARRAY[4,5,6])] AS z FROM generate_series(1,2) x, generate_series(4,5) y) q; SELECT json_agg(q) FROM rows q; -- non-numeric output SELECT row_to_json(q) FROM (SELECT 'NaN'::float8 AS "float8field") q; SELECT row_to_json(q) FROM (SELECT 'Infinity'::float8 AS "float8field") q; SELECT row_to_json(q) FROM (SELECT '-Infinity'::float8 AS "float8field") q; -- json input SELECT row_to_json(q) FROM (SELECT '{"a":1,"b": [2,3,4,"d","e","f"],"c":{"p":1,"q":2}}'::json AS "jsonfield") q; -- json extraction functions CREATE TEMP TABLE test_json ( json_type text, test_json json ); INSERT INTO test_json VALUES ('scalar','"a scalar"'), ('array','["zero", "one","two",null,"four","five"]'), ('object','{"field1":"val1","field2":"val2","field3":null}'); SELECT test_json -> 'x' FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'scalar'; SELECT test_json -> 'x' FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'array'; SELECT test_json -> 'x' FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'object'; SELECT test_json->'field2' FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'object'; SELECT test_json->>'field2' FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'object'; SELECT test_json -> 2 FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'scalar'; SELECT test_json -> 2 FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'array'; SELECT test_json -> 2 FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'object'; SELECT test_json->>2 FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'array'; SELECT json_object_keys(test_json) FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'scalar'; SELECT json_object_keys(test_json) FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'array'; SELECT json_object_keys(test_json) FROM test_json WHERE json_type = 'object'; -- nulls select (test_json->'field3') is null as expect_false from test_json where json_type = 'object'; select (test_json->>'field3') is null as expect_true from test_json where json_type = 'object'; select (test_json->3) is null as expect_false from test_json where json_type = 'array'; select (test_json->>3) is null as expect_true from test_json where json_type = 'array'; -- array length SELECT json_array_length('[1,2,3,{"f1":1,"f2":[5,6]},4]'); SELECT json_array_length('[]'); SELECT json_array_length('{"f1":1,"f2":[5,6]}'); SELECT json_array_length('4'); -- each select json_each('{"f1":[1,2,3],"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":null}'); select * from json_each('{"f1":[1,2,3],"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":null,"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}') q; select json_each_text('{"f1":[1,2,3],"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":null,"f5":"null"}'); select * from json_each_text('{"f1":[1,2,3],"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":null,"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}') q; -- extract_path, extract_path_as_text select json_extract_path('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f4','f6'); select json_extract_path('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f2'); select json_extract_path('{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f2',0::text); select json_extract_path('{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f2',1::text); select json_extract_path_text('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f4','f6'); select json_extract_path_text('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f2'); select json_extract_path_text('{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f2',0::text); select json_extract_path_text('{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}','f2',1::text); -- extract_path nulls select json_extract_path('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":null,"f6":"stringy"}}','f4','f5') is null as expect_false; select json_extract_path_text('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":null,"f6":"stringy"}}','f4','f5') is null as expect_true; select json_extract_path('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":[0,1,2,null]}','f4','3') is null as expect_false; select json_extract_path_text('{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":[0,1,2,null]}','f4','3') is null as expect_true; -- extract_path operators select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>array['f4','f6']; select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>array['f2']; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>array['f2','0']; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>array['f2','1']; select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>array['f4','f6']; select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>array['f2']; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>array['f2','0']; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>array['f2','1']; -- same using array literals select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>'{f4,f6}'; select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>'{f2}'; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>'{f2,0}'; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>'{f2,1}'; select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>'{f4,f6}'; select '{"f2":{"f3":1},"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>'{f2}'; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>'{f2,0}'; select '{"f2":["f3",1],"f4":{"f5":99,"f6":"stringy"}}'::json#>>'{f2,1}'; -- array_elements select json_array_elements('[1,true,[1,[2,3]],null,{"f1":1,"f2":[7,8,9]},false]'); select * from json_array_elements('[1,true,[1,[2,3]],null,{"f1":1,"f2":[7,8,9]},false]') q; -- populate_record create type jpop as (a text, b int, c timestamp); select * from json_populate_record(null::jpop,'{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2}') q; select * from json_populate_record(row('x',3,'2012-12-31 15:30:56')::jpop,'{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2}') q; select * from json_populate_record(null::jpop,'{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2}', true) q; select * from json_populate_record(row('x',3,'2012-12-31 15:30:56')::jpop,'{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2}', true) q; select * from json_populate_record(null::jpop,'{"a":[100,200,false],"x":43.2}', true) q; select * from json_populate_record(row('x',3,'2012-12-31 15:30:56')::jpop,'{"a":[100,200,false],"x":43.2}', true) q; select * from json_populate_record(row('x',3,'2012-12-31 15:30:56')::jpop,'{"c":[100,200,false],"x":43.2}', true) q; -- populate_recordset select * from json_populate_recordset(null::jpop,'[{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2},{"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]',false) q; select * from json_populate_recordset(row('def',99,null)::jpop,'[{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2},{"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]',false) q; select * from json_populate_recordset(null::jpop,'[{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2},{"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]',true) q; select * from json_populate_recordset(row('def',99,null)::jpop,'[{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2},{"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]',true) q; select * from json_populate_recordset(row('def',99,null)::jpop,'[{"a":[100,200,300],"x":43.2},{"a":{"z":true},"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]',true) q; select * from json_populate_recordset(row('def',99,null)::jpop,'[{"c":[100,200,300],"x":43.2},{"a":{"z":true},"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]',true) q; -- using the default use_json_as_text argument select * from json_populate_recordset(null::jpop,'[{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2},{"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]') q; select * from json_populate_recordset(row('def',99,null)::jpop,'[{"a":"blurfl","x":43.2},{"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]') q; select * from json_populate_recordset(row('def',99,null)::jpop,'[{"a":[100,200,300],"x":43.2},{"a":{"z":true},"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]') q; select * from json_populate_recordset(row('def',99,null)::jpop,'[{"c":[100,200,300],"x":43.2},{"a":{"z":true},"b":3,"c":"2012-01-20 10:42:53"}]') q;