Package groovy.json

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.

This class does not provide the ability to customize the resulting output. A JsonGenerator can be used if the ability to alter the resulting output is required.

Since:

1.8.0

See Also:

JsonGenerator

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	JsonOutput.JsonUnescaped	Represents unescaped JSON

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
JsonOutput()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	prettyPrint(String jsonPayload)	Pretty print a JSON payload.
static String	toJson(Closure closure)
static String	toJson(Expando expando)
static String	toJson(Boolean bool)
static String	toJson(Character c)
static String	toJson(Number n)
static String	toJson(Object object)
static String	toJson(String s)
static String	toJson(URL url)
static String	toJson(Calendar cal)	Format a calendar instance that is parseable from JavaScript, according to ISO-8601.
static String	toJson(Date date)	Format a date that is parseable from JavaScript, according to ISO-8601.
static String	toJson(Map m)
static String	toJson(UUID uuid)
static JsonOutput.JsonUnescaped	unescaped(CharSequence text)	Obtains JSON unescaped text for the given text

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JsonOutput

public JsonOutput()

Method Detail

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