Golang golang-json (snippet)

Go programming example 'golang-json'

golang-json

Golang beginners example: golang-json

package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "os"
)

//var strings = []string{"lorem", "ipsum", "dolor", "sit", "amet"}

func main() {

    var strings []string
    var jsonstring = `["lorem", "ipsum", "dolor", "sit", "amet"]`

    //convert json bytes-string to object
    err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonstring), &strings)

    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("error while unmarshalling")
        os.Exit(2)
    }

    fmt.Println(strings)

    //convert object to bytes-string
    jsonData, err := json.Marshal(strings)

    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("error while marshalling")
        os.Exit(2)
    }

    fmt.Println(string(jsonData))
}

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