Function parse_array

lib/cJSON.c:1169–1240

Build an array from input text. */

/* Build an array from input text. */
static const unsigned char *parse_array(cJSON *item, const unsigned char *value, const unsigned char **ep)
{
    cJSON *child = NULL;
    if (*value != '[')
    {
        /* not an array! */
        *ep = value;
        goto fail;
    }

    item->type = cJSON_Array;
    value = skip(value + 1);
    if (*value == ']')
    {
        /* empty array. */
        return value + 1;
    }

    item->child = child = cJSON_New_Item();
    if (!item->child)
    {
        /* memory fail */
        goto fail;
    }
    /* skip any spacing, get the value. */
    value = skip(parse_value(child, skip(value), ep));
    if (!value)
    {
        goto fail;
    }

    /* loop through the comma separated array elements */
    while (*value == ',')
    {
        cJSON *new_item = NULL;
        if (!(new_item = cJSON_New_Item()))
        {
            /* memory fail */
            goto fail;
        }
        /* add new item to end of the linked list */
        child->next = new_item;
        new_item->prev = child;
        child = new_item;

        /* go to the next comma */
        value = skip(parse_value(child, skip(value + 1), ep));
        if (!value)
        {
            /* memory fail */
            goto fail;
        }
    }

    if (*value == ']')
    {
        /* end of array */
        return value + 1;