to_json

Owned by Harmen Fuite (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Oct 22, 2021 by Kobus Post (Unlicensed)
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Turns input into JSON, when possible. If input cannot be turned into JSON object, the filter just returns the input again.

Input:

{{ site | to_json }}

Output:

{"id": 783, "content_type": { "name": "site", "title": "Site" }, "name": "A beautiful Site", ...}

Input:

# params = { 'param_key_1' => 'param_val_1', 'param_key_2' => 'param_val_2' } {{ params | to_json }}

Output:

When using to_json on a hash, a multidimensional array is returned (see above). If you want to convert a hash to key/value JSON, you can pass true as an argument. Plate Objects get converted to key/value JSON regardless of the passed argument.

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