JSONEncoder (Smart GWT EE API 13.0p (2024-12-24))

java.lang.Object
- com.smartgwt.client.core.BaseClass
- - com.smartgwt.client.util.JSONEncoder

All Implemented Interfaces:

com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers
```
public class JSONEncoder
extends BaseClass
```
Class for encoding objects as JSON strings.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.BaseClass
  config, configOnly, factoryCreated, factoryProperties, id, scClassName

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

JSONEncoder()

JSONEncoder(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`JSONEncoder()`
`JSONEncoder(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)`

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject`	`create()`
`static com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject`	`decode(java.lang.String stringToJs)` Convert the passed string as Javascript
`java.lang.String`	`encode(BaseClass object)` Serialize an object as a JSON string.
`java.lang.String`	`encode(DataClass object)` Serialize an object as a JSON string.
`java.lang.String`	`encode(java.lang.Object object)` Serialize an object as a JSON string.
`java.lang.String`	`encodeDate(java.util.Date theDate)` Encode a JavaScript Date value.
`java.lang.String`	`getCircularReferenceMarker()` The string marker used to represent circular references.
`JSONCircularReferenceMode`	`getCircularReferenceMode()` What the JSONEncoder should do if it encounters a circular reference.
`JSONDateFormat`	`getDateFormat()` Format for encoding JavaScript Date values in JSON.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getEscapeNonPrintable()` By default, obscure non-printable characters such as DC3 (Device Control 3, U+0013 hexadecimal) will be escaped according to JSON standards.
`com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject`	`getJsObj()`
`com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject`	`getOrCreateJsObj()`
`static JSONEncoder`	`getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getPrettyPrint()` Whether to add indentation to the returned JSON string.
`JSONInstanceSerializationMode`	`getSerializeInstances()` Controls the output of the JSONEncoder when instances of Smart GWT classes (eg a ListGrid) are included in the data to be serialized.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getShowDebugOutput()` If objects that cannot be serialized to JSON are encountered during serialization, show a placeholder rather than just omitting them.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getSkipInternalProperties()` If true, don't show Smart GWT internal properties when encoding and object.
`java.lang.Boolean`	`getStrictQuoting()` Whether all property names should be quoted, or only those property names that are not valid identifiers or are JavaScript reserved words (such as "true").
`boolean`	`isCreated()`
`JSONEncoder`	`setCircularReferenceMarker(java.lang.String circularReferenceMarker)` The string marker used to represent circular references.
`JSONEncoder`	`setCircularReferenceMode(JSONCircularReferenceMode circularReferenceMode)` What the JSONEncoder should do if it encounters a circular reference.
`JSONEncoder`	`setDateFormat(JSONDateFormat dateFormat)` Format for encoding JavaScript Date values in JSON.
`JSONEncoder`	`setEscapeNonPrintable(java.lang.Boolean escapeNonPrintable)` By default, obscure non-printable characters such as DC3 (Device Control 3, U+0013 hexadecimal) will be escaped according to JSON standards.
`void`	`setJavaScriptObject(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
`JSONEncoder`	`setPrettyPrint(java.lang.Boolean prettyPrint)` Whether to add indentation to the returned JSON string.
`JSONEncoder`	`setSerializeInstances(JSONInstanceSerializationMode serializeInstances)` Controls the output of the JSONEncoder when instances of Smart GWT classes (eg a ListGrid) are included in the data to be serialized.
`JSONEncoder`	`setShowDebugOutput(java.lang.Boolean showDebugOutput)` If objects that cannot be serialized to JSON are encountered during serialization, show a placeholder rather than just omitting them.
`JSONEncoder`	`setSkipInternalProperties(java.lang.Boolean skipInternalProperties)` If true, don't show Smart GWT internal properties when encoding and object.
`JSONEncoder`	`setStrictQuoting(java.lang.Boolean strictQuoting)` Whether all property names should be quoted, or only those property names that are not valid identifiers or are JavaScript reserved words (such as "true").

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.BaseClass
addDynamicProperty, addDynamicProperty, addDynamicProperty, addDynamicProperty, applyFactoryProperties, asSGWTComponent, clearDynamicProperty, createJsObj, destroy, doAddHandler, doInit, error, error, errorIfNotCreated, fireEvent, getAttribute, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsDate, getAttributeAsDouble, getAttributeAsElement, getAttributeAsFloat, getAttributeAsInt, getAttributeAsJavaScriptObject, getAttributeAsMap, getAttributeAsString, getAttributeAsStringArray, getClassName, getConfig, getHandlerCount, getID, getRef, getRuleScope, getScClassName, getTestInstance, hasAutoAssignedID, hasDynamicProperty, internalSetID, internalSetID, isConfigOnly, isFactoryCreated, onBind, onInit, registerID, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setConfig, setConfigOnly, setFactoryCreated, setID, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setRuleScope, setScClassName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - JSONEncoder
```
public JSONEncoder()
```
  - JSONEncoder
```
public JSONEncoder(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)
```
- Method Detail
  - getOrCreateRef
```
public static JSONEncoder getOrCreateRef(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)
```
  - setJavaScriptObject
```
public void setJavaScriptObject(com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject jsObj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    setJavaScriptObject in class BaseClass
  - create
```
public com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject create()
```
    Specified by:
    
    create in class BaseClass
  - isCreated
```
public boolean isCreated()
```
    Overrides:
    
    isCreated in class BaseClass
  - getJsObj
```
public com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject getJsObj()
```
    Overrides:
    
    getJsObj in class BaseClass
  - getOrCreateJsObj
```
public com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject getOrCreateJsObj()
```
    Overrides:
    
    getOrCreateJsObj in class BaseClass
  - setCircularReferenceMarker
```
public JSONEncoder setCircularReferenceMarker(java.lang.String circularReferenceMarker)
                                       throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    The string marker used to represent circular references. See circularReferenceMode.
    
    Parameters:
    
    circularReferenceMarker - New circularReferenceMarker value. Default value is "$$BACKREF$$"
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getCircularReferenceMarker
```
public java.lang.String getCircularReferenceMarker()
```
    The string marker used to represent circular references. See circularReferenceMode.
    
    Returns:
    
    Current circularReferenceMarker value. Default value is "$$BACKREF$$"
  - setCircularReferenceMode
```
public JSONEncoder setCircularReferenceMode(JSONCircularReferenceMode circularReferenceMode)
                                     throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    What the JSONEncoder should do if it encounters a circular reference.
    
    Parameters:
    
    circularReferenceMode - New circularReferenceMode value. Default value is "path"
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getCircularReferenceMode
```
public JSONCircularReferenceMode getCircularReferenceMode()
```
    What the JSONEncoder should do if it encounters a circular reference.
    
    Returns:
    
    Current circularReferenceMode value. Default value is "path"
  - setDateFormat
```
public JSONEncoder setDateFormat(JSONDateFormat dateFormat)
                          throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Format for encoding JavaScript Date values in JSON. See JSONDateFormat for valid options, or override encodeDate() to do something custom.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dateFormat - New dateFormat value. Default value is "xmlSchema"
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getDateFormat
```
public JSONDateFormat getDateFormat()
```
    Format for encoding JavaScript Date values in JSON. See JSONDateFormat for valid options, or override encodeDate() to do something custom.
    
    Returns:
    
    Current dateFormat value. Default value is "xmlSchema"
  - setEscapeNonPrintable
```
public JSONEncoder setEscapeNonPrintable(java.lang.Boolean escapeNonPrintable)
```
    By default, obscure non-printable characters such as DC3 (Device Control 3, U+0013 hexadecimal) will be escaped according to JSON standards. ECMA-404 / The JSON Data Interchange Format requires the quotation mark (U+0022), reverse solidus (U+005C), and control characters (U+0000 through U+001F) to be escaped.
    These characters are very rarely used in JSON data in web applications. If you know that your application does not use such characters in JSON data, there can be a performance advantage to setting escapeNonPrintable to false in order to disable the logic for escaping these characters. This is a detectable difference only when dealing with very large JSON structures on older browsers that do not provide native support (for example, Internet Explorer 8).
    
    Parameters:
    
    escapeNonPrintable - New escapeNonPrintable value. Default value is true
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
  - getEscapeNonPrintable
```
public java.lang.Boolean getEscapeNonPrintable()
```
    By default, obscure non-printable characters such as DC3 (Device Control 3, U+0013 hexadecimal) will be escaped according to JSON standards. ECMA-404 / The JSON Data Interchange Format requires the quotation mark (U+0022), reverse solidus (U+005C), and control characters (U+0000 through U+001F) to be escaped.
    These characters are very rarely used in JSON data in web applications. If you know that your application does not use such characters in JSON data, there can be a performance advantage to setting escapeNonPrintable to false in order to disable the logic for escaping these characters. This is a detectable difference only when dealing with very large JSON structures on older browsers that do not provide native support (for example, Internet Explorer 8).
    
    Returns:
    
    Current escapeNonPrintable value. Default value is true
  - setPrettyPrint
```
public JSONEncoder setPrettyPrint(java.lang.Boolean prettyPrint)
                           throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Whether to add indentation to the returned JSON string. This makes the returned JSON much easier to read but adds size. Note that when delivering JSON responses compressed, the size difference between prettyPrinted JSON and normal JSON is negligible.
    
    Parameters:
    
    prettyPrint - New prettyPrint value. Default value is true
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getPrettyPrint
```
public java.lang.Boolean getPrettyPrint()
```
    Whether to add indentation to the returned JSON string. This makes the returned JSON much easier to read but adds size. Note that when delivering JSON responses compressed, the size difference between prettyPrinted JSON and normal JSON is negligible.
    
    Returns:
    
    Current prettyPrint value. Default value is true
  - setSerializeInstances
```
public JSONEncoder setSerializeInstances(JSONInstanceSerializationMode serializeInstances)
                                  throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Controls the output of the JSONEncoder when instances of Smart GWT classes (eg a ListGrid) are included in the data to be serialized. See JSONInstanceSerializationMode.
    Note that the JSONEncoder does not support a format that will recreate the instance if passed to decode() or eval().
    
    Parameters:
    
    serializeInstances - New serializeInstances value. Default value is "long"
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getSerializeInstances
```
public JSONInstanceSerializationMode getSerializeInstances()
```
    Controls the output of the JSONEncoder when instances of Smart GWT classes (eg a ListGrid) are included in the data to be serialized. See JSONInstanceSerializationMode.
    Note that the JSONEncoder does not support a format that will recreate the instance if passed to decode() or eval().
    
    Returns:
    
    Current serializeInstances value. Default value is "long"
  - setShowDebugOutput
```
public JSONEncoder setShowDebugOutput(java.lang.Boolean showDebugOutput)
                               throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    If objects that cannot be serialized to JSON are encountered during serialization, show a placeholder rather than just omitting them.
    The resulting String will not be valid JSON and so cannot be decoded/eval()'d
    
    Parameters:
    
    showDebugOutput - New showDebugOutput value. Default value is false
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getShowDebugOutput
```
public java.lang.Boolean getShowDebugOutput()
```
    If objects that cannot be serialized to JSON are encountered during serialization, show a placeholder rather than just omitting them.
    The resulting String will not be valid JSON and so cannot be decoded/eval()'d
    
    Returns:
    
    Current showDebugOutput value. Default value is false
  - setSkipInternalProperties
```
public JSONEncoder setSkipInternalProperties(java.lang.Boolean skipInternalProperties)
                                      throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    If true, don't show Smart GWT internal properties when encoding and object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    skipInternalProperties - New skipInternalProperties value. Default value is false
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getSkipInternalProperties
```
public java.lang.Boolean getSkipInternalProperties()
```
    If true, don't show Smart GWT internal properties when encoding and object.
    
    Returns:
    
    Current skipInternalProperties value. Default value is false
  - setStrictQuoting
```
public JSONEncoder setStrictQuoting(java.lang.Boolean strictQuoting)
                             throws java.lang.IllegalStateException
```
    Whether all property names should be quoted, or only those property names that are not valid identifiers or are JavaScript reserved words (such as "true").
    Encoding only where required produces slightly shorter, more readable output which is still compatible with JavaScript's eval():
```
  {
      someProp : "someValue",
      "true" : "otherValue",
      otherProp : "otherValue"
  }
  
```
    .. but is not understood by many server-side JSON parser implementations.
    Parameters:
    
    strictQuoting - New strictQuoting value. Default value is true
    
    Returns:
    
    JSONEncoder instance, for chaining setter calls
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalStateException - this property cannot be changed after the underlying component has been created
  - getStrictQuoting
```
public java.lang.Boolean getStrictQuoting()
```
    Whether all property names should be quoted, or only those property names that are not valid identifiers or are JavaScript reserved words (such as "true").
    Encoding only where required produces slightly shorter, more readable output which is still compatible with JavaScript's eval():
```
  {
      someProp : "someValue",
      "true" : "otherValue",
      otherProp : "otherValue"
  }
  
```
    .. but is not understood by many server-side JSON parser implementations.
    Returns:
    
    Current strictQuoting value. Default value is true
  - encodeDate
```
public java.lang.String encodeDate(java.util.Date theDate)
```
    Encode a JavaScript Date value.
    By default, follows the dateFormat setting. To override the date format, all Dates should be converted to Strings beforehand.
    
    Parameters:
    
    theDate - JavaScript date object to be serialized
    
    Returns:
    
    value to be included in result. If this value is intended to appear as a String it should include quotes (")
  - encode
```
public java.lang.String encode(java.lang.Object object)
```
    Serialize an object as a JSON string.
    Because GWT does not support Java reflection, JSON encoding cannot discover the properties of an arbitrary Java POJO. The following objects are supported:
    - any primitive type (String, Date, Number, Boolean)
    - any Map or Collection in any level of nesting
    - DataClass (Record's superclass) and RecordList
    - any widget (see +link{JSONEncoder.serializeInstances})
    - JavaScriptObject
    - an Array containing any of the above
    Note that using the String produced by this API with JSON.decode will not successfully preserve dates. Use JSONEncoder.setDateFormat "dateConstructor" to have dates round-trip properly.
    Parameters:
    
    object - object to serialize
    
    Returns:
    
    object encoded as a JSON String
  - encode
```
public java.lang.String encode(DataClass object)
```
    Serialize an object as a JSON string.
    Because GWT does not support Java reflection, JSON encoding cannot discover the properties of an arbitrary Java POJO. The following objects are supported:
    - any primitive type (String, Date, Number, Boolean)
    - any Map or Collection in any level of nesting
    - DataClass (Record's superclass) and RecordList
    - any widget (see +link{JSONEncoder.serializeInstances})
    - JavaScriptObject
    - an Array containing any of the above
    Note that using the String produced by this API with JSON.decode will not successfully preserve dates. Use JSONEncoder.setDateFormat "dateConstructor" to have dates round-trip properly.
    Parameters:
    
    object - object to serialize
    
    Returns:
    
    object encoded as a JSON String
  - encode
```
public java.lang.String encode(BaseClass object)
```
    Serialize an object as a JSON string.
    Because GWT does not support Java reflection, JSON encoding cannot discover the properties of an arbitrary Java POJO. The following objects are supported:
    - any primitive type (String, Date, Number, Boolean)
    - any Map or Collection in any level of nesting
    - DataClass (Record's superclass) and RecordList
    - any widget (see +link{JSONEncoder.serializeInstances})
    - JavaScriptObject
    - an Array containing any of the above
    Note that using the String produced by this API with JSON.decode will not successfully preserve dates. Use JSONEncoder.setDateFormat "dateConstructor" to have dates round-trip properly.
    Parameters:
    
    object - object to serialize
    
    Returns:
    
    object encoded as a JSON String
  - decode
```
public static com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject decode(java.lang.String stringToJs)
```
    Convert the passed string as Javascript
    
    Parameters:
    
    stringToJs - the string to convert
    
    Returns:
    
    the JavaScriptObject upon evaluation

Class JSONEncoder

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.BaseClass

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.BaseClass

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

JSONEncoder

JSONEncoder

Method Detail

getOrCreateRef

setJavaScriptObject

create

isCreated

getJsObj

getOrCreateJsObj

setCircularReferenceMarker

getCircularReferenceMarker

setCircularReferenceMode

getCircularReferenceMode

setDateFormat

getDateFormat

setEscapeNonPrintable

getEscapeNonPrintable

setPrettyPrint

getPrettyPrint

setSerializeInstances

getSerializeInstances

setShowDebugOutput

getShowDebugOutput

setSkipInternalProperties

getSkipInternalProperties

setStrictQuoting

getStrictQuoting

encodeDate

encode

encode

encode

decode