StringToObject (NoSQL query)
APPLIES TO: NoSQL
Converts a string expression to an object.
Syntax
StringToObject(<string_expr>)
Arguments
Description | |
---|---|
string_expr |
A string expression. |
Return types
Returns an object.
Examples
The following example illustrates how this function works with various inputs.
SELECT VALUE {
parseEmptyObject: StringToObject("{}"),
parseObjectWithProperty: StringToObject('{"isAvailable": true}'),
parseObjectNested: StringToObject('{"division": {"name": "Sales"}}'),
parseObjectInvalidJson: StringToObject("{'price': 27.55}"),
parseUndefined: StringToNumber(undefined),
parseNull: StringToNumber(null)
}
[
{
"parseEmptyObject": {},
"parseObjectWithProperty": {
"isAvailable": true
},
"parseObjectNested": {
"division": {
"name": "Sales"
}
}
}
]
Remarks
- This function doesn't use the index.
- If the expression can't be converted, the function returns
undefined
. - Nested string values must be written with double quotes to be valid.
Note
For more information on the JSON format, see https://json.org.