json/doc/mkdocs/docs/api/json_pointer/parent_pointer.md
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nlohmann::json_pointer::parent_pointer

json_pointer parent_pointer() const;

Returns the parent of this JSON pointer.

Return value

Parent of this JSON pointer; in case this JSON pointer is the root, the root itself is returned.

Complexity

Linear in the length of the JSON pointer.

Examples

??? example

The example shows the result of `parent_pointer` for different JSON Pointers.
 
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/json_pointer__parent_pointer.cpp"
```

Output:

```json
--8<-- "examples/json_pointer__parent_pointer.output"
```

Version history

Added in version 3.6.0.