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: JsonViewHelper.php (GitHub).

Arguments

The following arguments are available for <f:format.json>:

Name Type Default
value
 mixed
forceObject
 boolean
value
Type
mixed
Required

true

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

forceObject
Type
boolean
Required

true

Outputs an JSON object rather than an array