ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STRING

The macro ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STRING controls the support of the type std::string in the library.

If ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STRING is defined 1, then std::string is supported.

Default value

On C++17-capable compilers, ArduinoJson can detect the presence of the <string> header. In that case, the default value of ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STRING is:

  • 1 if <string> is available,
  • 0 otherwise.

On older compilers, ArduinoJson tries to guess whether std::string is available or not, based on the presence of the ARDUINO macro. In that case, the default value of ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STRING is:

  • 0 if ARDUINO is defined,
  • 1 otherwise.

In other words, ArduinoJson assumes that std::string is available as soon as you work outside of Arduino.

How to force support for std::string?

If you need to force the support of std::string, add the following line at the top of your program:

#define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STRING 1
#include <ArduinoJson.h>

How to disable support for std::string

If for some reason, you need to disable the support for std::string, add the following line at the top of your program:

#define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STRING 0
#include <ArduinoJson.h>

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