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Converts table data into JSON text.

Signature

> to json {flags}

Flags

  • --raw, -r: remove all of the whitespace
  • --indent, -i {number}: specify indentation width
  • --tabs, -t {number}: specify indentation tab quantity

Input/output types:

input output
any string

Examples

Outputs a JSON string, with default indentation, representing the contents of this table

> [abc] |to json
[
"a",
"b",
"c"
]

Outputs a JSON string, with 4-space indentation, representing the contents of this table

> [JoeBobSam] |to json-i4
[
"Joe",
"Bob",
"Sam"
]

Outputs an unformatted JSON string representing the contents of this table

> [123] |to json-r
[1,2,3]

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