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Assuming you're speaking of Prototype JavaScript framework, why not just use JavaScript's own JSON functionality? JSON does after all stand for JavaScript Object Notation.

P Arrayah 2008-12-06 21:26:21

Plain Javascript can go from JSON string to object, but doesn't have a function to JSON-encode an object to a string

Greg 2008-12-06 21:44:15

JavaScript doesn't have JSON functionality (neither encoding, nor safe decoding). Firefox 3.1 and IE 8 implemented Douglas Crockford's "json2" API, but for everything else you need a library.

orip 2008-12-06 22:20:12

There's four libraries available at json.org for the functionality and from what I've read and understood JSON support already is in most mainline browsers (with the natural exception of IE7 of course), I'm a bit confused by this, for me this is like asking if I should drink water if I'm thirsty.

P Arrayah 2008-12-06 22:25:38

Javascript natively accepts json, e.g. var foo = {}. What it doesn't do is string-to-object ('{}') or object-to-string (foo -> '{}')

Greg 2008-12-06 22:30:40

Also it's not "safe" as you can do var foo = {"blah":someFunction()} - of course, this can be a very useful feature as well

Greg 2008-12-06 22:31:31

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Sure there is: Prototype JSON

var data = {name: 'Violet', occupation: 'character', age: 25 };
var myString = Object.toJSON(data);
// myString = '{"name": "Violet", "occupation": "character", "age": 25}'

Then shove myString into your cookie

Greg 2008-12-06 21:37:10

what is Object?Do I have to instantiate this earlier? Do i need some extra prototype library?...because it is not being recognized.Andrew

2008-12-06 22:08:30

Object is part of javascript - it must be something else that's not working. Either Prototype isn't loaded properly, or data (or whatever you called your argument) doesn't exist

Greg 2008-12-06 22:17:01

hm...alright i'll take your word for it, prototype has to be loaded cuz i use all the $() and scriptaculous etc. ....so i don't know what it could be. all well, JSON.js it is.,...thanks for the answers

2008-12-06 22:35:22

upon further inspection if I put the code inside a function it works! ...(i was just testing it outside any function)....:)

2008-12-06 22:41:13

Hmmm it doesn't need to be inside a function but I guess there was something else going on (prototype loading afterwards or something)... glad it works though.

Greg 2008-12-06 22:43:37

ya that's probably it for sure actually,...i'm using symfony so that probably loads the prototype library after the initial java. the world makes sense again. thanks.

2008-12-06 22:55:22

More detailed information is available at http://www.prototypejs.org/learn/json

nertzy 2008-12-07 05:15:11

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