util.JSON methods

Methods for the util.JSON class.

Table 1. Class methods
Name Description 
util.JSON.format(
   s STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
 Formats a JSON string with indentation. 
util.JSON.parse(
     s STRING,
     variableRef { primitive-type
                 | record-type
                 | array-type
                 | dictionary-type
                 }
   )
 Parses a JSON string and fills program variables with the values. 
util.JSON.proposeType(
   s STRING )
  RETURNS STRING
 Describes the record structure that can hold a given JSON data string. 
util.JSON.stringify(
     value { primitive-type
           | record-type
           | array-type
           | dictionary-type
           }
   )
  RETURNS STRING
 Transforms a record variable to a flat JSON formatted string, by including empty records and empty arrays. 
util.JSON.stringifyOmitNulls(
     value { primitive-type
           | record-type
           | array-type
           | dictionary-type
           }
  )
  RETURNS STRING
 Transforms a record variable to a flat JSON formatted string, by excluding empty records and empty arrays.