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Scalars

As was previously mentioned, only bytes cannot be cast into json. However, arrays and tuples can be cast into json just fine, even if they contain other nested structures. Regular tuples and arrays both become JSON arrays, but named tuples become JSON Objects. Try the following cast of a complex nested structure:

Input

Run

select <json>(
  title := 'Example',
  values := [1, 1, 2, 3, 5],
  mixed := (
    false, 'some text', (x := 3, y := 5)
  )
);

select <json>(
  title := 'Example',
  values := [1, 1, 2, 3, 5],
  mixed := (
    false, 'some text', (x := 3, y := 5)
  )
);

Output Objects

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