Add documentation for the with_*_t member alias templates

Add docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/with_t.md documenting with_object_t,
with_array_t, with_string_t, with_boolean_t, with_integers_t, with_float_t,
with_allocator_t, with_json_serializer_t, with_binary_t and with_base_class_t,
with an accompanying example, and link the page from the basic_json member
types list and the mkdocs navigation.

Co-authored-by: Raphael Grimm <1005058+barcode@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: Niels Lohmann <mail@nlohmann.me>
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- **initializer_list_t** - type for initializer lists of `basic_json` values
- [**input_format_t**](input_format_t.md) - type to choose the format to parse
- [**json_sax_t**](../json_sax/index.md) - type for SAX events
- [**with_object_t, with_array_t, with_string_t, with_boolean_t, with_integers_t, with_float_t, with_allocator_t,
with_json_serializer_t, with_binary_t, with_base_class_t**](with_t.md) - types to create a `basic_json` type with
one (or two) replaced template parameters
### Exceptions
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# <small>nlohmann::basic_json::</small>with_t
Member alias templates `with_object_t`, `with_array_t`, `with_string_t`, `with_boolean_t`, `with_integers_t`,
`with_float_t`, `with_allocator_t`, `with_json_serializer_t`, `with_binary_t`, and `with_base_class_t`.
```cpp
template<template<typename, typename, typename...> class ObjectType2>
using with_object_t = basic_json<ObjectType2, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<template<typename, typename...> class ArrayType2>
using with_array_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType2, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<class StringType2>
using with_string_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType2, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<class BooleanType2>
using with_boolean_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType2,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<class NumberIntegerType2, class NumberUnsignedType2>
using with_integers_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType2, NumberUnsignedType2, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<class NumberFloatType2>
using with_float_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType2,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<template<typename> class AllocatorType2>
using with_allocator_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType2, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<template<typename, typename = void> class JSONSerializer2>
using with_json_serializer_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer2, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass>;
template<class BinaryType2>
using with_binary_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType2, CustomBaseClass>;
template<class CustomBaseClass2>
using with_base_class_t = basic_json<ObjectType, ArrayType, StringType, BooleanType,
NumberIntegerType, NumberUnsignedType, NumberFloatType,
AllocatorType, JSONSerializer, BinaryType, CustomBaseClass2>;
```
These member alias templates make it easier to create a `basic_json` type that is identical to the current type except
for one (or, in the case of `with_integers_t`, two) of its [template parameters](index.md#template-parameters).
Spelling out all 11 template parameters of `basic_json` just to change a single one is verbose and error-prone; these
aliases only require the replacement type(s).
with_object_t&lt;ObjectType2&gt;
: replaces `ObjectType`
with_array_t&lt;ArrayType2&gt;
: replaces `ArrayType`
with_string_t&lt;StringType2&gt;
: replaces `StringType`
with_boolean_t&lt;BooleanType2&gt;
: replaces `BooleanType`
with_integers_t&lt;NumberIntegerType2, NumberUnsignedType2&gt;
: replaces both `NumberIntegerType` and `NumberUnsignedType`; the two are combined into a single alias because they
are usually changed together (for instance, when switching to fixed-width integer types)
with_float_t&lt;NumberFloatType2&gt;
: replaces `NumberFloatType`
with_allocator_t&lt;AllocatorType2&gt;
: replaces `AllocatorType`
with_json_serializer_t&lt;JSONSerializer2&gt;
: replaces `JSONSerializer`
with_binary_t&lt;BinaryType2&gt;
: replaces `BinaryType`
with_base_class_t&lt;CustomBaseClass2&gt;
: replaces `CustomBaseClass`; see also [`json_base_class_t`](json_base_class_t.md)
## Notes
All other template parameters are kept unchanged, so the resulting type still uses, for instance, the same
`ObjectType` unless `with_object_t` itself is used.
## Examples
??? example
The following code shows how `with_object_t` can be used to create a JSON type that stores object elements in a
`std::map` and therefore keeps them sorted by key, unlike the default type which preserves insertion order
only when `nlohmann::ordered_json` is used.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/with_t.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/with_t.output"
```
## See also
- [basic_json](index.md#template-parameters) - the template parameters that can be replaced
- [json_base_class_t](json_base_class_t.md) - the type used for `CustomBaseClass`
## Version history
- Added in version 3.13.0.
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#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
// a JSON type that stores objects in a std::map (which keeps keys sorted)
// instead of the default ordered associative container
using sorted_json = nlohmann::json::with_object_t<std::map>;
int main()
{
sorted_json j;
j["c"] = 1;
j["a"] = 2;
j["b"] = 3;
// keys are sorted, because std::map is used to store the object
std::cout << j.dump() << std::endl;
}
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{"a":2,"b":3,"c":1}
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- 'update': api/basic_json/update.md
- 'value': api/basic_json/value.md
- 'value_t': api/basic_json/value_t.md
- 'with_t': api/basic_json/with_t.md
- byte_container_with_subtype:
- 'Overview': api/byte_container_with_subtype/index.md
- '(constructor)': api/byte_container_with_subtype/byte_container_with_subtype.md