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boost::property_tree::json_parser::read_json
// In header: <boost/property_tree/json_parser.hpp> template<typename Ptree> void read_json(std::basic_istream< typename Ptree::key_type::value_type > & stream, Ptree & pt);
Read JSON from a the given stream and translate it to a property tree.
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| Clears existing contents of property tree. In case of error the property tree unmodified. | 
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| Items of JSON arrays are translated into ptree keys with empty names. Members of objects are translated into named keys. | 
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| JSON data can be a string, a numeric value, or one of literals "null", "true" and "false". During parse, any of the above is copied verbatim into ptree data string. | 
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| Throws: | json_parser_error In case of error deserializing the property tree. |