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# object

The `object` method gets the object, if the value is a JSON object.

## Syntax

    object()

## Returns

(LuaJsonObject) A LuaJsonObject object that represents the JSON object.

## Example

    local fh = io.open("example_json.json", "r")
    local file_content = fh:read("*all")
    fh:close()

    local myJsonValue = parse_json(file_content)

    if myJsonValue:is_object() then
       print "The value is a JSON object"
       local myJsonObject=myJsonValue:object()
       print (myJsonObject:string())
    end

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Topic Title: object