begin
  js := FieldByIndex[idx] as TlkJSONstring;
  if not assigned(js) then result := ''
  else result := vartostr(js.Value);
end;

function TlkJSONobject.getWideString(idx: Integer): WideString;
var
  js:TlkJSONstring;
begin
  js := FieldByIndex[idx] as TlkJSONstring;
  if not assigned(js) then result := ''
  else result := VarToWideStr(js.Value);
end;

function TlkJSONobject.getDouble(nm: String): Double;
begin
  result := getDouble(IndexOfName(nm));
end;

function TlkJSONobject.getInt(nm: String): Integer;
begin
  result := getInt(IndexOfName(nm));
end;

function TlkJSONobject.getString(nm: String): String;
begin
  result := getString(IndexOfName(nm));
end;

function TlkJSONobject.getWideString(nm: String): WideString;
begin
  result := getWideString(IndexOfName(nm));
end;

function TlkJSONobject.getBoolean(idx: Integer): Boolean;
var
  jb:TlkJSONboolean;
begin
  jb := FieldByIndex[idx] as TlkJSONboolean;
  if not assigned(jb) then result := false
  else result := jb.Value;
end;

function TlkJSONobject.getBoolean(nm: String): Boolean;
begin
  result := getBoolean(IndexOfName(nm));
end;

{ TlkJSON }

class function TlkJSON.GenerateText(obj: TlkJSONbase): string;
var
{$IFDEF HAVE_FORMATSETTING}
  fs: TFormatSettings;
{$ENDIF}
  pt1,pt0,pt2:PAnsiChar;
  ptsz:cardinal;

{$ifndef NEW_STYLE_GENERATE}
  function gn_base(obj: TlkJSONbase): string;
  var
    ws: string;
    i, j: Integer;
    xs: TlkJSONstring;
  begin
    result := '';
    if not assigned(obj) then exit;
    if obj is TlkJSONnumber then
      begin
{$ifdef HAVE_FORMATSETTING}
        result := FloatToStr(TlkJSONnumber(obj).FValue, fs);
{$else}
        result := FloatToStr(TlkJSONnumber(obj).FValue);
        i := pos(DecimalSeparator, result);
        if (DecimalSeparator <> '.') and (i > 0) then
          result[i] := '.';
{$endif}
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONstring then
      begin
        ws := UTF8Encode(TlkJSONstring(obj).FValue);
        i := 1;
        result := '"';
        while i <= length(ws) do
          begin
            case ws[i] of
              '/', '\', '"': result := result + '\' + ws[i];
              #8: result := result + '\b';
              #9: result := result + '\t';
              #10: result := result + '\n';
              #13: result := result + '\r';
              #12: result := result + '\f';
            else
              if ord(ws[i]) < 32 then
                result := result + '\u' + inttohex(ord(ws[i]), 4)
              else
                result := result + ws[i];
            end;
            inc(i);
          end;
        result := result + '"';
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONboolean then
      begin
        if TlkJSONboolean(obj).FValue then
          result := 'true'
        else
          result := 'false';
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONnull then
      begin
        result := 'null';
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONlist then
      begin
        result := '[';
        j := TlkJSONobject(obj).Count - 1;
        for i := 0 to j do
          begin
            if i > 0 then result := result + ',';
            result := result + gn_base(TlkJSONlist(obj).Child[i]);
          end;
        result := result + ']';
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONobjectmethod then
      begin
        try
          xs := TlkJSONstring.Create;
          xs.FValue := TlkJSONobjectmethod(obj).FName;
          result := gn_base(TlkJSONbase(xs)) + ':';
          result := result +
            gn_base(TlkJSONbase(TlkJSONobjectmethod(obj).FValue));
        finally
          if assigned(xs) then FreeAndNil(xs);
        end;
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONobject then
      begin
        result := '{';
        j := TlkJSONobject(obj).Count - 1;
        for i := 0 to j do
          begin
            if i > 0 then result := result + ',';
            result := result + gn_base(TlkJSONobject(obj).Child[i]);
          end;
        result := result + '}';
      end;
  end;
{$else}
  procedure get_more_memory;
  var delta: Integer;
  begin
    delta := 20000;
    if pt0 = nil then
      begin
        pt0 := AllocMem(delta);
        ptsz := 0;
        pt1 := pt0;
      end
    else
      begin
        ReallocMem(pt0,ptsz+delta);
        pt1 := pointer(cardinal(pt0)+ptsz);
      end;
    ptsz := ptsz + delta;
    pt2 := pointer(cardinal(pt1)+delta);
  end;

  procedure mem_ch(ch:char);
  begin
    if pt1 >= pt2 then get_more_memory;
    pt1^ := ch;
    inc(pt1);
  end;

  procedure mem_write(rs: String);
  var i: Integer;
  begin
    for i := 1 to length(rs) do
      begin
        if pt1 >= pt2 then get_more_memory;
        pt1^ := rs[i];
        inc(pt1);
      end;
  end;

  procedure gn_base(obj: TlkJSONbase);
  var
    ws: string;
    i, j: Integer;
    xs: TlkJSONstring;
  begin
    if not assigned(obj) then exit;
    if obj is TlkJSONnumber then
      begin
{$ifdef HAVE_FORMATSETTING}
        mem_write(FloatToStr(TlkJSONnumber(obj).FValue, fs));
{$else}
        ws := FloatToStr(TlkJSONnumber(obj).FValue);
        i := pos(DecimalSeparator, ws);
        if (DecimalSeparator <> '.') and (i > 0) then ws[i] := '.';
        mem_write(ws);
{$endif}
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONstring then
      begin
        ws := UTF8Encode(TlkJSONstring(obj).FValue);
        i := 1;
        mem_ch('"');
        while i <= length(ws) do
          begin
            case ws[i] of
              '/', '\', '"':
                begin
                  mem_ch('\');
                  mem_ch(ws[i]);
                end;
              #8: mem_write('\b');
              #9: mem_write('\t');
              #10: mem_write('\n');
              #13: mem_write('\r');
              #12: mem_write('\f');
            else
              if ord(ws[i]) < 32 then
                mem_write('\u' + inttohex(ord(ws[i]), 4))
              else
                mem_ch(ws[i]);
            end;
            inc(i);
          end;
        mem_ch('"');
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONboolean then
      begin
        if TlkJSONboolean(obj).FValue then
          mem_write('true')
        else
          mem_write('false');
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONnull then
      begin
        mem_write('null');
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONlist then
      begin
        mem_ch('[');
        j := TlkJSONobject(obj).Count - 1;
        for i := 0 to j do
          begin
            if i > 0 then mem_ch(',');
            gn_base(TlkJSONlist(obj).Child[i]);
          end;
        mem_ch(']');
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONobjectmethod then
      begin
        try
          xs := TlkJSONstring.Create;
          xs.FValue := TlkJSONobjectmethod(obj).FName;
          gn_base(TlkJSONbase(xs));
          mem_ch(':');
          gn_base(TlkJSONbase(TlkJSONobjectmethod(obj).FValue));
        finally
          if assigned(xs) then FreeAndNil(xs);
        end;
      end
    else if obj is TlkJSONobject then
      begin
        mem_ch('{');
        j := TlkJSONobject(obj).Count - 1;
        for i := 0 to j do
          begin
            if i>0 then mem_ch(',');
            gn_base(TlkJSONobject(obj).Child[i]);
          end;
        mem_ch('}');
      end;
  end;
{$endif NEW_STYLE_GENERATE}

begin
{$ifdef HAVE_FORMATSETTING}
  GetLocaleFormatSettings(GetThreadLocale, fs);
  fs.DecimalSeparator := '.';
{$endif}
{$ifdef NEW_STYLE_GENERATE}
  pt0 := nil;
  get_more_memory;
  gn_base(obj);
  mem_ch(#0);
  result := string(pt0);
  freemem(pt0);
{$else}
  result := gn_base(obj);
{$endif}
end;

class function TlkJSON.ParseText(const txt: string): TlkJSONbase;
{$ifdef HAVE_FORMATSETTING}
var
  fs: TFormatSettings;
{$endif}

  function js_base(idx: Integer; var ridx: Integer; var o:
    TlkJSONbase): Boolean; forward;

  function xe(idx: Integer): Boolean;{$IFDEF FPC}inline;{$ENDIF}
  begin
    result := idx <= length(txt);
  end;

  procedure skip_spc(var idx: Integer);{$IFDEF FPC}inline;{$ENDIF}
  begin
    while (xe(idx)) and (ord(txt[idx]) < 33) do
      inc(idx);
  end;

  procedure add_child(var o, c: TlkJSONbase);
  var
    i: Integer;
  begin
    if o = nil then
      begin
        o := c;
      end
    else
      begin
        if o is TlkJSONobjectmethod then
          begin
            TlkJSONobjectmethod(o).FValue := c;
          end
        else if o is TlkJSONlist then
          begin
            TlkJSONlist(o)._Add(c);
          end
        else if o is TlkJSONobject then
          begin
            i := TlkJSONobject(o)._Add(c);
            if TlkJSONobject(o).UseHash then
              TlkJSONobject(o).ht.AddPair(TlkJSONobjectmethod(c).Name, i);
          end;
      end;
  end;

  function js_boolean(idx: Integer; var ridx: Integer; var o:
    TlkJSONbase): Boolean;
  var
    js: TlkJSONboolean;
  begin
    skip_spc(idx);
    if copy(txt, idx, 4) = 'true' then
      begin
        result := true;
        ridx := idx + 4;
        js := TlkJSONboolean.Create;
        js.FValue := true;
        add_child(o, TlkJSONbase(js));
      end
    else if copy(txt, idx, 5) = 'false' then
      begin
        result := true;
        ridx := idx + 5;
        js := TlkJSONboolean.Create;
        js.FValue := false;
        add_child(o, TlkJSONbase(js));
      end
    else
      begin
        result := false;
      end;
  end;

  function js_null(idx: Integer; var ridx: Integer; var o:
    TlkJSONbase): Boolean;
  var
    js: TlkJSONnull;
  begin
    skip_spc(idx);
    if copy(txt, idx, 4) = 'null' then
      begin
        result := true;
        ridx := idx + 4;
        js := TlkJSONnull.Create;
        add_child(o, TlkJSONbase(js));
      end
    else
      begin
        result := false;
      end;
  end;

  function js_integer(idx: Integer; var ridx: Integer): Boolean;
  begin
    result := false;
    while (xe(idx)) and (txt[idx] in ['0'..'9']) do
      begin
        result := true;
        inc(idx);
      end;
    if result then ridx := idx;
  end;

  function js_number(idx: Integer; var ridx: Integer; var o:
    TlkJSONbase): Boolean;
  var
    js: TlkJSONnumber;
    ws: string;
{$IFNDEF HAVE_FORMATSETTING}
    i: Integer;
{$ENDIF}
  begin
    skip_spc(idx);
    result := xe(idx);
    if not result then exit;
    if txt[idx] in ['+', '-'] then
      begin
        inc(idx);
        result := xe(idx);
      end;
    if not result then exit;
    result := js_integer(idx, idx);
    if not result then exit;
    if (xe(idx)) and (txt[idx] = '.') then
      begin
        inc(idx);
        result := js_integer(idx, idx);
        if not result then exit;
      end;
    if (xe(idx)) and (txt[idx] in ['e', 'E']) then
      begin
        inc(idx);
        if (xe(idx)) and (txt[idx] in ['+', '-']) then inc(idx);
        result := js_integer(idx, idx);
        if not result then exit;
      end;
    if not result then exit;
    js := TlkJSONnumber.Create;
    ws := copy(txt, ridx, idx - ridx);
{$IFDEF HAVE_FORMATSETTING}
    js.FValue := StrToFloat(ws, fs);
{$ELSE}
    i := pos('.', ws);
    if (DecimalSeparator <> '.') and (i > 0) then
      ws[pos('.', ws)] := DecimalSeparator;
    js.FValue := StrToFloat(ws);
{$ENDIF}
    add_child(o, TlkJSONbase(js));
    ridx := idx;
  end;

  function js_string(idx: Integer; var ridx: Integer; var o:
    TlkJSONbase): Boolean;
  var
    js: TlkJSONstring;
    fin: Boolean;
    ws: WideString;
  begin
    skip_spc(idx);
    ws := '';
    result := xe(idx);
    if not result then exit;
    result := txt[idx] = '"';
    if not result then exit;
    inc(idx);
    result := false;
    repeat
      fin := not xe(idx);
      if not fin then
        begin
          if txt[idx] = '\' then
            begin
              inc(idx);
              if not xe(idx) then exit;
              case txt[idx] of
                '\': ws := ws + '\';
                '"': ws := ws + '''';
                '/': ws := ws + '/';
                'b': ws := ws + #8;
                'f': ws := ws + #12;
                'n': ws := ws + #10;
                'r': ws := ws + #13;
                't': ws := ws + #9;
                'u':
                  begin
//                    ws := ws + widechar(strtoint('$' +
//                      copy(txt, idx + 1, 4)));
                    ws := ws + code2utf(strtoint('$' + copy(txt, idx + 1, 4)));
                    idx := idx + 4;
                  end;
              end;
            end
          else if txt[idx] <> '"' then
            begin
              ws := ws + txt[idx];
            end
          else
            begin
              fin := true;
              result := true;
            end;
          inc(idx);
        end;
    until fin;
    if not result then exit;
    js := TlkJSONstring.Create;
    js.FValue := UTF8Decode(ws);
    add_child(o, TlkJSONbase(js));
    ridx := idx;
  end;

  function js_list(idx: Integer; var ridx: Integer; var o: