JSON.stringify doesn't directly work with sets because the data stored in the set is not stored as properties.
But you can convert the set to an array. Then you will be able to stringify it properly.
Any of the following will do the trick:
JSON.stringify([...s]);
JSON.stringify([...s.keys()]);
JSON.stringify([...s.values()]);
JSON.stringify(Array.from(s));
JSON.stringify(Array.from(s.keys()));
JSON.stringify(Array.from(s.values()));
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JSON.stringify doesn't directly work with sets because the data stored in the set is not stored as properties.
But you can convert the set to an array. Then you will be able to stringify it properly.
Any of the following will do the trick:
JSON.stringify([...s]);
JSON.stringify([...s.keys()]);
JSON.stringify([...s.values()]);
JSON.stringify(Array.from(s));
JSON.stringify(Array.from(s.keys()));
JSON.stringify(Array.from(s.values()));
You can pass a "replacer" function to JSON.stringify:
const fooBar = {
foo: new Set([1, 2, 3]),
bar: new Set([4, 5, 6])
};
JSON.stringify(
fooBar,
(_key, value) => (value instanceof Set ? [...value] : value)
);
Result:
"{"foo":[1,2,3],"bar":[4,5,6]}"
toJSON is a legacy artifact, and a better approach is to use a custom replacer, see https://github.com/DavidBruant/Map-Set.prototype.toJSON/issues/16
There is a way to serialize a function in JS, but you'll have to eval it on the other side and it will also lose access to it's original scope. A way to do it would be:
JSON.stringify(objWithFunction, function(key, val) {
if (typeof val === 'function') {
return val + ''; // implicitly `toString` it
}
return val;
});
There are some legitimate uses for what you're asking despite what people are posting here, however, it all depends on what you're going to be using this for. There may be a better way of going about whatever it is you're trying to do.
In fact, It's very easy to serealize / parse javascript object with methods.
Take a look at JSONfn plugin.
http://www.eslinstructor.net/jsonfn/