Definition

string to_string(any $arg)

Returns the JSON encoded value of $arg, i.e., the way that $arg is represented in the JSON file.

Parameters

any $arg

A piece of data of any type.

Returns

string

The string representing $arg inside a JSON file.

Examples

{
  a: to_string(`null`),
  b: to_string(`1`),
  c: to_string('text'),
  d: to_string(`{name: 'Jane'}`),
  e: to_string(`[]`),
  f: to_string(`[1, 2, 3]`)
}

{
  "a": "null",
  "b": "1",
  "c": "text",
  "d": "{\"name\":\"Jane\"}",    // The backslash is used to escape apostrophes
  "e": "[]",
  "f": "[1,2,3]"
}