format.json ViewHelper <f:format.json>

Wrapper for PHPs json_encode function. See https://www.php.net/manual/function.json-encode.php.

Examples

Encoding a view variable

{someArray -> f:format.json()}
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["array","values"] Depending on the value of {someArray}.

Associative array

{f:format.json(value: {foo: 'bar', bar: 'baz'})}
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{"foo":"bar","bar":"baz"}

Non associative array with forced object

{f:format.json(value: {0: 'bar', 1: 'baz'}, forceObject: true)}
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{"0":"bar","1":"baz"}

Arguments

value

DataType
mixed
Required
false
Description
The incoming data to convert, or null if VH children should be used

forceObject

DataType
mixed
Required
false
Description
Outputs an JSON object rather than an array