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# <small>nlohmann::basic_json::</small>emplace
```cpp
template<class... Args>
std::pair<iterator, bool> emplace(Args&& ... args);
```
Inserts a new element into a JSON object constructed in-place with the given `args` if there is no element with the key
in the container. If the function is called on a JSON null value, an empty object is created before appending the value
created from `args`.
## Template parameters
`Args`
: compatible types to create a `basic_json` object
## Iterator invalidation
For [`ordered_json`](../ordered_json.md), adding a value to an object can yield a reallocation, in which case all
iterators (including the `end()` iterator) and all references to the elements are invalidated.
## Parameters
`args` (in)
: arguments to forward to a constructor of `basic_json`
## Return value
a pair consisting of an iterator to the inserted element, or the already-existing element if no insertion happened, and
a `#!cpp bool` denoting whether the insertion took place.
## Exception safety
Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no changes to any JSON value. As an exception, a `#!json null`
value is converted to an empty object before the element is added and keeps that type if adding the element throws.
## Exceptions
Throws [`type_error.311`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptiontype_error311) when called on a type other than JSON
object or `#!json null`; example: `"cannot use emplace() with number"`
## Complexity
Logarithmic in the size of the container, O(log(`size()`)).
## Examples
??? example
The example shows how `emplace()` can be used to add elements to a JSON object. Note how the `#!json null` value was
silently converted to a JSON object. Further note how no value is added if there was already one value stored with
the same key.
```cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
using json = nlohmann::json;
int main()
{
// create JSON values
json object = {{"one", 1}, {"two", 2}};
json null;
// print values
std::cout << object << '\n';
std::cout << null << '\n';
// add values
auto res1 = object.emplace("three", 3);
null.emplace("A", "a");
null.emplace("B", "b");
// the following call will not add an object, because there is already
// a value stored at key "B"
auto res2 = null.emplace("B", "c");
// print values
std::cout << object << '\n';
std::cout << *res1.first << " " << std::boolalpha << res1.second << '\n';
std::cout << null << '\n';
std::cout << *res2.first << " " << std::boolalpha << res2.second << '\n';
}
```
Output:
```json
{"one":1,"two":2}
null
{"one":1,"three":3,"two":2}
3 true
{"A":"a","B":"b"}
"b" false
```
## See also
- [emplace_back](emplace_back.md) add a value to an array
- [insert](insert.md) add values to an array/object
- [Modifying values](../../features/modifying_values.md) - the article on modifying values
## Version history
- Since version 2.0.8.
- Fixed in version 3.13.0: for [`ordered_json`](../ordered_json.md), the value could previously only be passed as an
rvalue; it can now also be passed as an lvalue or a `#!cpp const` lvalue, matching the behavior of `json`.