B4J Question JSON generator return unqoted string?

[tchart]

Hi All,

I trying to use JSON generator to return a JSON to be used in some javascript code. e.g.
{name: "Item 1",
type: Tree.FOLDER}

However Tree.FOLDER returns as "Tree.FOLDER" which is not working.

Is there a way to esacpe this from being quoted?

Thanks

 

[Brian Dean]

A JSON object must contain JSON variables. There are six types : strings; numbers; Booleans; arrays; JSON objects; null. Which of these is Tree.FOLDER? I suspect that it is a variable and it is the content of that variable, probably a string, that you should be putting into the JSON generator. At the moment the JSON generator is trying to help you out by making a best guess.

 

[tchart]

Thanks, Im familar with JSON.

In the JavaScript library Im using Tree.FOLDER is an object, which is why I would like to avoid putting it in quotes. As a work around Ive altered the JavaScript library to check a string literal instead of just testing against the Tree.FOLDER object.

As per my original question I was just asking if there was a way to add unquoted text in JSON generator.

 

[Erel]

Is there a way to esacpe this from being quoted?

No. It will be an invalid json. You can replace it yourself after the json string is generated.

Dim s As String = JsonString.Replace($""Tree.FOLDER""$, "Tree.FOLDER")

 

[tchart]

Thanks Erel, I was doing that initially but I have decided to alter the JavaScript library to work with a string.