Method GetString

reader_parser.go:89–110

GetString returns and decodes the string addressed by keys. SYS-REQ-116

(keys ...string)

// GetString returns and decodes the string addressed by keys.
// SYS-REQ-116
func (rp *ReaderParser) GetString(keys ...string) (string, error) {
	value, vt, err := rp.Get(keys...)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if vt != String {
		if vt == Null {
			return "", NullValueError
		}
		return "", valueTypeError("string", value)
	}
	if bytes.IndexByte(value, '\\') == -1 {
		return string(value), nil
	}

	var stackbuf [unescapeStackBufSize]byte
	unescaped, err := unescapeConfig(rp.config, value, stackbuf[:])
	if err != nil {
		return "", MalformedValueError
	}
	return string(unescaped), nil
}

// ArrayEach incrementally iterates a root JSON array. Callback value slices are
// valid for the duration of the callback and must be copied if retained.