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# basic_json::unflatten
```cpp
basic_json unflatten() const;
```
The function restores the arbitrary nesting of a JSON value that has been flattened before using the
[`flatten()`](flatten.md) function. The JSON value must meet certain constraints:
1. The value must be an object.
2. The keys must be JSON pointers (see [RFC 6901](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6901))
3. The mapped values must be primitive JSON types.
## Return value
the original JSON from a flattened version
## Exceptions
The function can throw the following exceptions:
- Throws [`type_error.314`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptiontype_error314) if value is not an object
- Throws [`type_error.315`](../../home/exceptions.md#jsonexceptiontype_error315) if object values are not primitive
## Exception safety
Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact.
## Complexity
Linear in the size the JSON value.
## Notes
Empty objects and arrays are flattened by [`flatten()`](flatten.md) to `#!json null` values and can not unflattened to
their original type. Apart from this example, for a JSON value `j`, the following is always true:
`#!cpp j == j.flatten().unflatten()`.
## Example
??? example
The following code shows how a flattened JSON object is unflattened into the original nested JSON object.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/unflatten.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/unflatten.output"
```
## Version history
- Added in version 2.0.0.