ToJson

Description

The toJson function converts a STEP value to a JSON string.

Syntax

toJson(any value)

• value can be any STEP value (number, string, bool, list, map, null).

Remarks

• the toJson function is the inverse of the fromJson function
• the returned value is always a string

Examples

toJson(1) // returns "1"
toJson("hello") // returns "\"hello\""
toJson(true) // returns "true"
toJson(null) // returns "null"
toJson([1, 2, 3]) // returns "[1, 2, 3]"
toJson({"a": 1, "b": 2}) // returns "{\"a\": 1, \"b\": 2}"