Files
json/api/basic_json/to_bjdata.md
T
2026-07-08 18:19:46 +00:00

86 lines
2.8 KiB
Markdown

# <small>nlohmann::basic_json::</small>to_bjdata
```cpp
// (1)
static std::vector<std::uint8_t> to_bjdata(const basic_json& j,
const bool use_size = false,
const bool use_type = false,
const bjdata_version_t version = bjdata_version_t::draft2);
// (2)
static void to_bjdata(const basic_json& j, detail::output_adapter<std::uint8_t> o,
const bool use_size = false, const bool use_type = false,
const bjdata_version_t version = bjdata_version_t::draft2);
static void to_bjdata(const basic_json& j, detail::output_adapter<char> o,
const bool use_size = false, const bool use_type = false,
const bjdata_version_t version = bjdata_version_t::draft2);
```
Serializes a given JSON value `j` to a byte vector using the BJData (Binary JData) serialization format. BJData aims to
be more compact than JSON itself, yet more efficient to parse.
1. Returns a byte vector containing the BJData serialization.
2. Writes the BJData serialization to an output adapter.
The exact mapping and its limitations are described on a [dedicated page](../../features/binary_formats/bjdata.md).
## Parameters
`j` (in)
: JSON value to serialize
`o` (in)
: output adapter to write serialization to
`use_size` (in)
: whether to add size annotations to container types; optional, `#!cpp false` by default.
`use_type` (in)
: whether to add type annotations to container types (must be combined with `#!cpp use_size = true`); optional,
`#!cpp false` by default.
`version` (in)
: which version of BJData to use (see note on "Binary values" on [BJData](../../features/binary_formats/bjdata.md));
optional, `#!cpp bjdata_version_t::draft2` by default.
## Return value
1. BJData serialization as byte vector
2. (none)
## Exception safety
Strong guarantee: if an exception is thrown, there are no changes in the JSON value.
## Complexity
Linear in the size of the JSON value `j`.
## Examples
??? example
The example shows the serialization of a JSON value to a byte vector in BJData format.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/to_bjdata.cpp"
```
Output:
```json
--8<-- "examples/to_bjdata.output"
```
## See also
- [from_bjdata](from_bjdata.md) create a JSON value from an input in BJData format
- [to_cbor](to_cbor.md) create a CBOR serialization of a JSON value
- [to_msgpack](to_msgpack.md) create a MessagePack serialization of a JSON value
- [to_bson](to_bson.md) create a BSON serialization of a JSON value
- [to_ubjson](to_ubjson.md) create a UBJSON serialization of a JSON value
## Version history
- Added in version 3.11.0.
- BJData version parameter (for draft3 binary encoding) added in version 3.12.0.