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"}

Source code

Go to the source code of this ViewHelper: Format\JsonViewHelper.php (GitHub).

Arguments

The following arguments are available for the format.json ViewHelper:

forceObject

forceObject
Type
bool
Default
false
Outputs an JSON object rather than an array

value

value
Type
mixed
The incoming data to convert, or null if VH children should be used