JSON_decode()

Overview

The JSON_decode() function converts a JSON-formatted string to an object and returns the object.

Syntax

JSON_decode(str)

Return type: Object

Example of Result

UQL
return JSON_decode('{"name":"Lisa","age":23}')

Result: {"name":"Lisa","age":23}

Example of Use

Parse JSON-formatted data into usable object format, and dynamically update nodes based on the keys of the parsed object.

UQL
UNCOLLECT ['{"name":"Lisa","age":23}', '{"name":"Paul","age":35}'] as strings
with JSON_decode(strings) as object
update().nodes({name == object.name}).set({age: object.age})