Trouble getting string representation

[ChrisBuchholz]

Hi,

I am trying to get the string representation of a JSON object.

Given this example

let json:JSON =  ["I":"am", "a":"json"]
println(json.stringValue)

I expect the println output to be ["I":"am", "a":"json"] but it is nil. I have tried with other input data as well, but with the same result every time. the .string method is the same story.

Is the .string and .stringValue method broken, or am I using them wrong?

This is on the xcode6.1 branch by the way.

[k06a]

You're using them wrong. What you want is .description and .debugDescription

[ChrisBuchholz]

I'll give their implementation a check later, but the reason I didn't use them initially is because their value, when printed, seems to be "prettified" and I need valid json.

But their might be a difference in their value and their printed value, so I'll give their implementation a check later when I'm at my computer!

[ChrisBuchholz]

@k06a: .description returns [I: am, a: json] and .debugDescription returns ["I": am, "a": json], neither of which is valid JSON as far as I know.

[k06a]

If you need to serialize json object to data it can be achieved like this: #62

[powerje]

Looks like #72 might take care of this?

[ChrisBuchholz]

@k06a: Indeed that is one way to reach the goal.

@powerje: Yes, that looks like a great way to handle this need. Hoping it gets merged into master at some point!