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json

  1. - filter in module ng

Allows you to convert a JavaScript object into JSON string.

This filter is mostly useful for debugging. When using the double curly {{value}} notation the binding is automatically converted to JSON.

Usage

In HTML Template Binding

{{ json_expression | json : spacing}}

In JavaScript

$filter('json')(object, spacing)

Arguments

Param Type Details
object *

Any JavaScript object (including arrays and primitive types) to filter.

spacing
(optional)
number

The number of spaces to use per indentation, defaults to 2.

Returns

string

JSON string.

Example

  Edit in Plunker
<pre id="default-spacing">{{ {'name':'value'} | json }}</pre>
<pre id="custom-spacing">{{ {'name':'value'} | json:4 }}</pre>
it('should jsonify filtered objects', function() {
  expect(element(by.id('default-spacing')).getText()).toMatch(/\{\n  "name": ?"value"\n}/);
  expect(element(by.id('custom-spacing')).getText()).toMatch(/\{\n    "name": ?"value"\n}/);
});