Class JsonOutput

java.lang.Object
groovy.json.JsonOutput
public class JsonOutput extends Object
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.
Since:
1.8.0
Author:
Guillaume Laforge, Roshan Dawrani, Andrey Bloschetsov, Rick Hightower, Graeme Rocher

  • Constructor Details

    • JsonOutput

      public JsonOutput()

  • Method Details

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(Boolean bool)
      Returns:
      "true" or "false" for a boolean value

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(Number n)
      Returns:
      a string representation for a number
      Throws:
      JsonException - if the number is infinite or not a number.

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(Character c)
      Returns:
      a JSON string representation of the character

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(String s)
      Returns:
      a properly encoded string with escape sequences

    • toJson

      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

    • toJson

      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

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(UUID uuid)
      Returns:
      the string representation of an uuid

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(URL url)
      Returns:
      the string representation of the URL

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(Closure closure)
      Returns:
      an object representation of a closure

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(Expando expando)
      Returns:
      an object representation of an Expando

    • toJson

      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.

    • toJson

      public static String toJson(Map m)
      Returns:
      a JSON object representation for a map

    • prettyPrint

      public static String prettyPrint(String jsonPayload)
      Pretty print a JSON payload.
      Parameters:
      jsonPayload -
      Returns:
      a pretty representation of JSON payload.

    • unescaped

      public static JsonOutput.JsonUnescaped unescaped(CharSequence text)
      Obtains JSON unescaped text for the given text
      Parameters:
      text - The text
      Returns:
      The unescaped text