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# nlohmann::operator>>(basic_json)
```
std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& i, basic_json& j);
```
Deserializes an input stream to a JSON value.
## Parameters
`i` (in, out) : input stream to read a serialized JSON value from
`j` (in, out) : JSON value to write the deserialized input to
## Return value
the stream `i`
## Exceptions
- Throws [`parse_error.101`](https://json.nlohmann.me/home/exceptions/#jsonexceptionparse_error101) in case of an unexpected token.
## Complexity
Linear in the length of the input. The parser is a predictive LL(1) parser.
## Notes
A UTF-8 byte order mark is silently ignored.
Invalid Unicode escapes and unpaired surrogates in the input are reported as [`parse_error.101`](https://json.nlohmann.me/home/exceptions/#jsonexceptionparse_error101) with a detailed message.
`operator>>` parses exactly one JSON value, so it can be called repeatedly to read a sequence of concatenated JSON values from the same stream:
```
json j1, j2;
input >> j1; // parses the first value
input >> j2; // parses the next value
```
A number must be followed by whitespace
A number is only terminated by the character that follows it. That character is read from the stream to detect the end of the number, and it is **not** put back. When a value that is a number is immediately followed by the next value, the first character of that next value is lost:
```
std::istringstream input("1true");
json j1, j2;
input >> j1; // j1 == 1
input >> j2; // throws parse_error.101: the stream now starts at "rue"
```
Separating the values with whitespace avoids this, because the character that is eaten is then the separator:
```
std::istringstream input("1 true");
json j1, j2;
input >> j1; // j1 == 1
input >> j2; // j2 == true
```
Only numbers are affected. Values ending in a self-delimiting character do not read past themselves, so `truefalse`, `[1][2]`, `{"a":1}{"b":2}`, and `"a""b"` can be read back to back without a separator.
This is tracked in [#5340](https://github.com/nlohmann/json/issues/5340).
Note that reading concatenated values does **not** work for [JSON Lines](https://json.nlohmann.me/features/parsing/json_lines/index.md) (newline-delimited JSON) input -- see that page for why and for the recommended alternative.
Deprecation
This function replaces function `std::istream& operator<<(basic_json& j, std::istream& i)` which has been deprecated in version 3.0.0. It will be removed in version 4.0.0. Please replace calls like `j << i;` with `i >> j;`.
## Examples
Example
The example below shows how a JSON value is constructed by reading a serialization from a stream.
```
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using json = nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
// create stream with serialized JSON
std::stringstream ss;
ss << R"({
"number": 23,
"string": "Hello, world!",
"array": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
"boolean": false,
"null": null
})";
// create JSON value and read the serialization from the stream
json j;
ss >> j;
// serialize JSON
std::cout << std::setw(2) << j << '\n';
}
```
Output:
```
{
"array": [
1,
2,
3,
4,
5
],
"boolean": false,
"null": null,
"number": 23,
"string": "Hello, world!"
}
```
## See also
- [accept](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/accept/index.md) - check if the input is valid JSON
- [parse](https://json.nlohmann.me/api/basic_json/parse/index.md) - deserialize from a compatible input
## Version history
- Added in version 1.0.0.