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Revision as of 17:58, 6 June 2014

Summary

Function: string llList2Json( string type, list values );

This function takes a list and returns a JSON string of that list as either a json object or json array.
Returns a string that is either values serialized as a JSON type, or if an error was encountered JSON_INVALID.

• string type
• list values

To convert a json formatted string into a list use llJson2List.

Specification

See Json_usage_in_LSL

  • If type is JSON_OBJECT the list must be a strided list of key, value pairs and a string representing a json object will be returned.
  • If type is JSON_ARRAY then a string representing a json array will be returned.
  • If type is any other string then JSON_INVALID will be returned.

Type Flags Value Unicode Integer URL Encoded HTML Encoded Description
JSON_INVALID U+FDDO 64976 "%EF%B7%90" &#xFDD0; Value returned when inputs are not well formed.
JSON_OBJECT U+FDD1 64977 "%EF%B7%91" &#xFDD1;
JSON_ARRAY U+FDD2 64978 "%EF%B7%92" &#xFDD2;

Caveats

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Examples

See Also

Constants

•  JSON_ARRAY
•  JSON_OBJECT
•  JSON_INVALID

Functions

•  llJson2List
•  llJsonGetValue
•  llJsonSetValue
•  llJsonValueType

Articles

•  Typecast

Deep Notes

History

Date of Release 20/05/2013

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Signature

function string llList2Json( string type, list values );

Haiku

Their ships list to port
for what reason I know not
we list to JSON

Listen to Jason
cryptically my sensei said
I must have misheard