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<center><h1>Module <a href="type_Json_type.Build.html">Json_type.Build</a></h1></center>
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<pre><span class="keyword">module</span> Build: <code class="code">sig</code> <a href="Json_type.Build.html">..</a> <code class="code">end</code></pre>This submodule provides some simple functions for building
JSON data from other OCaml types.
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Use <code class="code">open Json_type.Build</code> when you want to convert JSON data
into another OCaml type.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALnull"></a>null : <code class="type"><a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
The <code class="code">Null</code> value<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALbool"></a>bool : <code class="type">bool -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
builds a JSON <code class="code">Bool</code><br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALint"></a>int : <code class="type">int -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
builds a JSON <code class="code">Int</code><br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALfloat"></a>float : <code class="type">float -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
builds a JSON <code class="code">Float</code><br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALstring"></a>string : <code class="type">string -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
builds a JSON <code class="code">String</code><br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALobjekt"></a>objekt : <code class="type">(string * <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a>) list -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
builds a JSON <code class="code">Object</code>.
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See <a href="Json_type.Browse.html#VALobjekt"><code class="code">Json_type.Browse.objekt</code></a> for an explanation about the unusual
spelling.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALarray"></a>array : <code class="type"><a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a> list -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
builds a JSON <code class="code">Array</code>.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALlist"></a>list : <code class="type">('a -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a>) -> 'a list -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
<code class="code">list f l</code> maps OCaml list <code class="code">l</code> to a JSON list using
function <code class="code">f</code> to convert the elements into JSON values.
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For example, <code class="code">list int [1; 2; 3]</code> is a shortcut for
<code class="code">Array [ Int 1; Int 2; Int 3 ]</code>.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALoption"></a>option : <code class="type"><a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a> option -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
<code class="code">option x</code> returns <code class="code">Null</code> is <code class="code">x</code> is <code class="code">None</code>, or <code class="code">y</code> if
<code class="code">x</code> is <code class="code">Some y</code>.<br>
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<pre><span class="keyword">val</span> <a name="VALoptional"></a>optional : <code class="type">('a -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a>) -> 'a option -> <a href="Json_type.html#TYPEt">Json_type.t</a></code></pre><div class="info">
<code class="code">optional f x</code> returns <code class="code">Null</code> if <code class="code">x</code> is <code class="code">None</code>, or <code class="code">f x</code>
otherwise.
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For example, <code class="code">list (optional int) [Some 1; Some 2; None]</code> returns
<code class="code">Array [ Int 1; Int 2; Null ]</code>.<br>
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