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IS_OBJECT

Introduced or updated: v1.2.368

Checks if the input value is a JSON object.

Syntax

IS_OBJECT( <expr> )

Return Type

Returns true if the input JSON value is a JSON object, and false otherwise.

Examples

SELECT
IS_OBJECT(PARSE_JSON('{"a":"b"}')), -- JSON Object
IS_OBJECT(PARSE_JSON('["a","b","c"]')); --JSON Array

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ is_object(parse_json('{"a":"b"}')) │ is_object(parse_json('["a","b","c"]'))
├────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────┤
truefalse
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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