Converts a JSON container to plain text.
jsSerialize ( container-handle, formatted [, encoding] )
(s) container-handle: extender container handle to serialize.
(s) formatted: (@True|@False) true means add indentation and line terminators to return string.
(s) encoding: [optional] (@JsonUTF8(1)|@JsonUTF16(2)) character encoding of the return string. Defaults to @JsonUTF8.
(s) json-text: syntactically valid text presentation of JSON data.
This function accepts a extender JSON container handle and converts the container back to its full text representation. Depending on formatting and character encoding the returned text can be saved to a file, sent to printer or sent to a Web server.
Container-Handle
The unique identifier returned from a call to the jsParse, jsObjNew, jsValueGet functions, or by accessing WIL map element returned by the jsConMap function.
Formatted
Set to @True (1) to causes the function to return human-readable text suitable for printing or writing to a file. Specify @False (0) for unformatted text the can be saved to a file or sent over the Internet.
Encoding
An optional parameter used to indicate the Unicode character encoding of the returned text.
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@JsonUTF8 (1) |
Encode the return text in UTF-8 Unicode. UTF-8 is the JSON standard encoding. This is the default when the parameter is not used. |
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@JsonUTF16 (2) |
Encode the return text in UTF-16 Unicode. UTF-16 is the character encoding native to Windows and WinBatch string functions. |
AddExtender('ilcjs44i.dll', 0, 'ilcjs64i.dll') ; JSON object text. strJson = $"{"pi":: 3.141,"happy":: true,"name":: "WIL JSON Extender", "nothing":: null,"answer":: {"everything":: 42},"list":: [1, 0, 2], "object":: {"currency":: "USD","value":: 42.99,"nested object":: { "value":: "bird egg"}},"value":: "Top level value"}$" Json = jsParse(strJson) ; Get formatted jason. FormJson = jsSerialize(Json ,@true, @JsonUTF16) jsConClose() ; Print using a temporary file. Temp = FileCreateTemp("TMP") Temp = StrReplace(Temp,'.tmp', '.txt') FilePut(Temp,FormJson) ; Send to the default printer Print(Temp,'', @hidden,0) TimeDelay(3) FileDelete(Temp)