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.. _class_JSON:

JSON
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
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Helper class for parsing JSON data.

Methods
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| :ref:`JSONParseResult<class_JSONParseResult>` | :ref:`parse<class_JSON_method_parse>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` json **)**                                                                                    |
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| :ref:`String<class_String>`                   | :ref:`print<class_JSON_method_print>` **(** :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` value, :ref:`String<class_String>` indent="", :ref:`bool<class_bool>` sort_keys=false **)** |
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Description
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Helper class for parsing JSON data. For usage example and other important hints, see :ref:`JSONParseResult<class_JSONParseResult>`.

Method Descriptions
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.. _class_JSON_method_parse:

- :ref:`JSONParseResult<class_JSONParseResult>` **parse** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` json **)**

Parses a JSON encoded string and returns a :ref:`JSONParseResult<class_JSONParseResult>` containing the result.

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.. _class_JSON_method_print:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **print** **(** :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` value, :ref:`String<class_String>` indent="", :ref:`bool<class_bool>` sort_keys=false **)**

Converts a Variant var to JSON text and returns the result. Useful for serializing data to store or send over the network.