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# <small>nlohmann::adl_serializer::</small>from_json
```cpp
// (1)
template<typename BasicJsonType, typename TargetType = ValueType>
static auto from_json(BasicJsonType && j, TargetType& val) noexcept(
noexcept(::nlohmann::from_json(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), val)))
-> decltype(::nlohmann::from_json(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), val), void())
// (2)
template<typename BasicJsonType, typename TargetType = ValueType>
static auto from_json(BasicJsonType && j) noexcept(
noexcept(::nlohmann::from_json(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), detail::identity_tag<TargetType> {})))
-> decltype(::nlohmann::from_json(std::forward<BasicJsonType>(j), detail::identity_tag<TargetType> {}))
```
This function is usually called by the [`get()`](../basic_json/get.md) function of the [basic_json](../basic_json/index.md)
class (either explicitly or via the conversion operators).
1. This function is chosen for default-constructible value types.
2. This function is chosen for value types which are not default-constructible.
## Parameters
`j` (in)
: JSON value to read from
`val` (out)
: value to write to
## Return value
1. (none) -- the converted value is written to the output parameter `val`.
2. the JSON value `j` converted to `TargetType`
## Examples
??? example "Example: (1) Default-constructible type"
The example below shows how a `from_json` function can be implemented for a user-defined type. This function is
called by the `adl_serializer` when `get<ns::person>()` is called.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/from_json__default_constructible.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/from_json__default_constructible.output"
```
??? example "Example: (2) Non-default-constructible type"
The example below shows how a `from_json` is implemented as part of a specialization of the `adl_serializer` to
realize the conversion of a non-default-constructible type.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/from_json__non_default_constructible.output"
```
## See also
- [to_json](to_json.md)
## Version history
- Added in version 2.1.0.