SQL/JSON Function JSON

25.5 SQL/JSON Function JSON_OBJECTAGG

SQL/JSON function json_objectagg constructs a JSON object by aggregating information from multiple rows of a grouped SQL query as the object members.

Unlike the case for SQL/JSON function json_object, where the number of members in the resulting object directly reflects the number of arguments, for json_objectagg the size of the resulting object reflects the current queried data. It can thus vary, depending on the data that is queried.

Example 25-10 Using JSON_OBJECTAGG to Construct a JSON Object

This example constructs a single JSON object from table hr.departments (from standard database schema HR) using field names taken from column department_name and field values taken from column department_id.

Just as for SQL/JSON condition is json, you can use keywords STRICT and WITH UNIQUE KEYS with functions json_object and json_objectagg. The behavior for each is the same as for is json.

SELECT json_objectagg(department_name VALUE department_id)
  FROM departments;

-- The returned object is pretty-printed here for clarity.
-- The order of the object members is arbitrary.

JSON_OBJECTAGG(DEPARTMENT_NAMEISDEPARTMENT_ID)
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{"Administration":        10,
 "Marketing":             20,
 "Purchasing":            30,
 "Human Resources":       40,
 "Shipping":              50,
 "IT":                    60,
 "Public Relations":      70,
 "Sales":                 80,
 "Executive":             90,
 "Finance":              100,
 "Accounting":           110,
 "Treasury":             120,
 "Corporate Tax":        130,
 "Control And Credit":   140,
 "Shareholder Services": 150,
 "Benefits":             160,
 "Manufacturing":        170,
 "Construction":         180,
 "Contracting":          190,
 "Operations":           200,
 "IT Support":           210,
 "NOC":                  220,
 "IT Helpdesk":          230,
 "Government Sales":     240,
 "Retail Sales":         250,
 "Recruiting":           260,
 "Payroll":              270}