Encodes a Lua value as a JSON string. Tables with sequential integer keys starting at 1 are encoded as JSON arrays; all other tables are encoded as JSON objects.

Syntax

JSON.Encode( value )

Arguments

• value (any): The value to encode. Supported types are table, boolean, number, string, and nil.

Return Values

• (string): A JSON string representation of the value.

Examples

local json = JSON.Encode({ name = "Homer", level = 1 })
print(json) -- Outputs: {"name":"Homer","level":1}

local json = JSON.Encode({ "a", "b", "c" })
print(json) -- Outputs: ["a","b","c"]