[Java] Class JsonOutput

groovy.json.JsonOutput

Class responsible for the actual String serialization of the possible values of a JSON structure. This class can also be used as a category, so as to add toJson() methods to various types.

Authors:: Guillaume Laforge; Roshan Dawrani; Andrey Bloschetsov; Rick Hightower; Graeme Rocher

Since:: 1.8.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes
Modifiers	Name	Description
`static class`	`JsonOutput.JsonUnescaped`	Represents unescaped JSON

Methods Summary

Methods
Type Params	Return Type	Name and description
	`static String`	`prettyPrint(String jsonPayload)` Pretty print a JSON payload.
	`static String`	`toJson(Boolean bool)` @return "true" or "false" for a boolean value
	`static String`	`toJson(Number n)` @return a string representation for a number
	`static String`	`toJson(Character c)` @return a JSON string representation of the character
	`static String`	`toJson(String s)` @return a properly encoded string with escape sequences
	`static String`	`toJson(Date date)` Format a date that is parseable from JavaScript, according to ISO-8601.
	`static String`	`toJson(Calendar cal)` Format a calendar instance that is parseable from JavaScript, according to ISO-8601.
	`static String`	`toJson(UUID uuid)` @return the string representation of an uuid
	`static String`	`toJson(URL url)` @return the string representation of the URL
	`static String`	`toJson(Closure closure)` @return an object representation of a closure
	`static String`	`toJson(Expando expando)` @return an object representation of an Expando
	`static String`	`toJson(Object object)` @return "null" for a null value, or a JSON array representation for a collection, array, iterator or enumeration, or representation for other object.
	`static String`	`toJson(Map m)` @return a JSON object representation for a map
	`static JsonOutput.JsonUnescaped`	`unescaped(CharSequence text)` Obtains JSON unescaped text for the given text

Inherited Methods Summary

Inherited Methods
Methods inherited from class	Name
`class Object`	`wait, wait, wait, equals, toString, hashCode, getClass, notify, notifyAll`

Method Detail

public static String prettyPrint(String jsonPayload)

Pretty print a JSON payload.

Parameters:: jsonPayload

Returns:: a pretty representation of JSON payload.

public static String toJson(Boolean bool)

Returns:: "true" or "false" for a boolean value

public static String toJson(Number n)

throws:: JsonException if the number is infinite or not a number.

Returns:: a string representation for a number

public static String toJson(Character c)

Returns:: a JSON string representation of the character

public static String toJson(String s)

Returns:: a properly encoded string with escape sequences

public static String toJson(Date date)

Format a date that is parseable from JavaScript, according to ISO-8601.

Parameters:: date - the date to format to a JSON string

Returns:: a formatted date in the form of a string

public static String toJson(Calendar cal)

Format a calendar instance that is parseable from JavaScript, according to ISO-8601.

Parameters:: cal - the calendar to format to a JSON string

Returns:: a formatted date in the form of a string

public static String toJson(UUID uuid)

Returns:: the string representation of an uuid

public static String toJson(URL url)

Returns:: the string representation of the URL

public static String toJson(Closure closure)

Returns:: an object representation of a closure

public static String toJson(Expando expando)

Returns:: an object representation of an Expando

public static String toJson(Object object)

Returns:: "null" for a null value, or a JSON array representation for a collection, array, iterator or enumeration, or representation for other object.

public static String toJson(Map m)

Returns:: a JSON object representation for a map

public static JsonOutput.JsonUnescaped unescaped(CharSequence text)

Obtains JSON unescaped text for the given text

Parameters:: text - The text

Returns:: The unescaped text

© 2003-2020 The Apache Software Foundation
Licensed under the Apache license.
https://docs.groovy-lang.org/2.4.21/html/gapi/groovy/json/JsonOutput.html