org.apache.tapestry5.json

## Class JSONCollection

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.tapestry5.json.JSONCollection

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    JSONArray, JSONObject

      public abstract class JSONCollection
      extends Object
      implements Serializable

  Base class for `JSONArray` and `JSONObject` that exists to organize the code for printing such objects (either compact or pretty).
  Since:
    5.2.0
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `JSONCollection()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `prettyPrint(PrintWriter writer)` Prints the JSONObject to the writer using indentation (two spaces per indentation level).
    `void` | `print(PrintWriter writer)` Prints the JSONObject to the writer compactly (with no extra whitespace).
    `void` | `print(PrintWriter writer, boolean compact)` Prints the JSONObject to the write (compactly or not).
    `String` | `toCompactString()` Prints the JSONObject as a compact string (not extra punctuation).
    `String` | `toString()` Converts this JSON collection into a parsable string representation.
    `String` | `toString(boolean compact)` Converts the JSONObject to a compact or pretty-print string representation

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### JSONCollection

          public JSONCollection()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Converts this JSON collection into a parsable string representation. Warning: This method assumes that the data structure is acyclical. Starting in release 5.2, the result will be pretty printed for readability.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`
      Returns:
        a printable, displayable, portable, transmittable representation of the object, beginning with `{` (left brace) and ending with `}` (right brace).

    - #### toString

          public String toString(boolean compact)

      Converts the JSONObject to a compact or pretty-print string representation
      Parameters:
        `compact` - if true, return minimal format string.
      Since:
        5.2.0

    - #### toCompactString

          public String toCompactString()

      Prints the JSONObject as a compact string (not extra punctuation). This is, essentially, what Tapestry 5.1 did inside `toString()`.

    - #### print

          public void print(PrintWriter writer,
                            boolean compact)

      Prints the JSONObject to the write (compactly or not).
      Parameters:
        `writer` - to write content to
        `compact` - if true, then write compactly, if false, write with pretty printing
      Since:
        5.2.1

    - #### print

          public void print(PrintWriter writer)

      Prints the JSONObject to the writer compactly (with no extra whitespace).

    - #### prettyPrint

          public void prettyPrint(PrintWriter writer)

      Prints the JSONObject to the writer using indentation (two spaces per indentation level).

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