json_value_to_string Subroutine

    subroutine json_value_to_string(json,p,str)

    implicit none

    class(json_core),intent(inout)                   :: json
    type(json_value),pointer,intent(in)              :: p
    character(kind=CK,len=:),intent(out),allocatable :: str  !! prints structure to this string

    integer(IK) :: iloc  !! used to keep track of size of str
                         !! since it is being allocated in chunks.

    str = repeat(space, print_str_chunk_size)
    iloc = 0_IK
    call json%json_value_print(p, iunit=unit2str, str=str, iloc=iloc, indent=1_IK, colon=.true.)

    ! trim the string if necessary:
    if (len(str)>iloc) str = str(1:iloc)

    end subroutine json_value_to_string