JSON.stringify(obj)

Method Description	Converts a JavaScript object or value to a JSON string For more information about JSON object format, see http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4627.txt.
Returns	JSON string
Supported Script Types	Client and server scripts
Governance	None
Global object	JSON object
Since	2015.2

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required / Optional	Description	Since
value	Object	required	The value to convert to a JSON string	2015.2
replacer	Function	optional	Function that changes the behavior of the stringification process	2015.2
space	Object	optional	A string or number that is used to insert white space in the output JSON string for readability	2015.2

Syntax

The following code snippet shows the syntax for this member. It is not a functional example.

          var contact = {
       firstName: 'John',
       lastName : 'Doe',
       jobTitle : 'CEO'
    };

var jsonString = JSON.stringify(contact); 

        

This method converts the contact object to the following string:

{"firstName":"John","lastName":"Doe","jobTitle":"CEO"}

Related Topics

• JSON object
• JSON.parse(text)

General Notices