sqliteHow do I store and retrieve a JSON field in SQLite?

Storing and retrieving a JSON field in SQLite can be done using the json1 extension. To store a JSON field, you can use the json_insert function. For example:

sqlite> INSERT INTO test_table (json_data) VALUES (json_insert('{"name": "John Doe", "age": 25}'));

To retrieve a JSON field, you can use the json_extract function. For example:

sqlite> SELECT json_extract(json_data, '$.name') FROM test_table;
John Doe

Code explanation

• json_insert: a function used to store a JSON field in a SQLite database.
• json_extract: a function used to retrieve a JSON field from a SQLite database.

Helpful links

• SQLite json1 Extension
• Storing and Retrieving JSON in SQLite

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