JSON Operations#

Functions for Converting Between JSON Strings and Values#

Several functions are provided to convert between JSON strings and values:

• JSON
• JSOND
• JSONS / JSONL
• JSONSD / JSONLD

See data-conversion.md for details.

Conversion with Operators#

Convert Value to JSON String#

$&value

The prefix $& operator converts a value to a JSON-formatted string.

The detailed specification is the same as the JSON function.

$ xa '$&{a: 1; b: 2}'
# {"a":1,"b":2}

When an array or object is specified, internal elements are also recursively converted to JSON.

Convert JSON String to Value#

$*string

The prefix $* operator parses the given string as a JSON string and converts it to the corresponding value.

The detailed specification is the same as the JSOND function.

$ xa '$*(%> {"a": 1, "b": 2} <%)'
# {a:1;b:2}