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Name

saveJSONObject()
Examples
JSONObject json;

void setup() {

  json = new JSONObject();

  json.setInt("id", 0);
  json.setString("species", "Panthera leo");
  json.setString("name", "Lion");

  saveJSONObject(json, "data/new.json");
}

// Sketch saves the following to a file called "new.json":
// {
//   "id": 0,
//   "species": "Panthera leo",
//   "name": "Lion"
// }
Description Writes the contents of a JSONObject object to a file. By default, this file is saved to the sketch's folder. This folder is opened by selecting "Show Sketch Folder" from the "Sketch" menu.

Alternatively, the file can be saved to any location on the computer by using an absolute path (something that starts with / on Unix and Linux, or a drive letter on Windows).

All files loaded and saved by the Processing API use UTF-8 encoding.
Syntax
saveJSONObject(json, filename)
saveJSONObject(json, filename, options)
Parameters
json JSONObject: the JSONObject to save
filename String: the name of the file to save to
options String: "compact" and "indent=N", replace N with the number of spaces
Returnsboolean
RelatedJSONObject
JSONArray
loadJSONObject()
loadJSONArray()
saveJSONArray()
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:07am EST

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