There’s some new features being added to the JSON library for conversion between native UE4 structures. The best part is that these don’t just work for C++ structures but also for blueprint-based structures created in the editor. Here is a quick example:
These nodes are really easy to use. They have wildcards setup just like the SELECT node, so you just connect whatever structure you want to it and it will figure it out AFTER YOU HIT THE COMPILE BUTTON…
In the next screenshot an object is initially parsed from a raw JSON string and then stored in a variable called “Json Var” of the type JsonObject. Then the “JSON to Structure” node is called using this variable. It returns a structure of type MyStruct which is a native blueprint structure created in the editor. After that a structure is created of type MyStruct and then passed into the “Structure to JSON” node which returns “Object” of type JsonObject:
This update will also include the stripping of comments and trailing comments as mentioned in a previous post. It should be uploaded to GitHub within the next few days.
A new plugin will be coming out as well for JSON-based assets and settings files. This will be separated from the JSON library plugin as optional extended functionality that leverages the new stripping functions for a relaxed JSON structure in assets and settings files.