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table.encode

Shared

Encodes a table into string


Syntax

local result = table.encode(input, mode = "JSON")

Parameters

TypeNameDescription
tableinputTable to be encoded
stringmodeEncoding mode:
"JSON" - JavaScript Object Notation
"YAML" - YAML Ain't Markup Language

Returns

TypeNameDescription
string / boolresultEncoded string on successful execution, or false on failure

Examples

--Encode simple table to JSON
local data = {name = "John", age = 25}
local json = table.encode(data, "JSON")
engine.print(json) --{"name":"John","age":25}
--Encode array to JSON
local colors = {"red", "green", "blue"}
local json = table.encode(colors, "JSON")
engine.print(json) --["red","green","blue"]
--Encode numbers to JSON
local coords = {100, 200, 300}
local json = table.encode(coords, "JSON")
engine.print(json) --[100,200,300]
--Encode boolean values to JSON
local settings = {enabled = true, debug = false}
local json = table.encode(settings, "JSON")
engine.print(json) --{"enabled":true,"debug":false}

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