TSTool / Command / WriteObjectToJSON

Overview
Command Editor
Command Syntax
Examples
Troubleshooting
See Also

Overview

The WriteObjectToJSON command writes an object to a JSON file. Any JSON object can be written, including objects read from GeoJSON files (for example using the NewObject command).

Command Editor

The command is available in the following TSTool menu:

Commands / Object Processing

The following dialog is used to edit the command and illustrates the command syntax.

WriteObjectToJSON Command Editor (see full-size image)

Command Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:

WriteObjectToJSON(Parameter="Value",...)

Command Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
`ObjectID` required	The object identifier for the object to be output. Can be specified using `${Property}`.	None - must be specified.
`OutputFile` required	The name of the output file to write. Can be specified using `${Property}`.	None - must be specified.
`PrettyPrint`	Whether to format the JSON in indented format, which is easier to read but results in larger files.	`True`
`Indent`	Used with `PrettyPrint=True` to indicate the number of spaces used for indentation.	`2`

Examples

See the automated tests.

Troubleshooting

Problems in JSON files can be checked by using online "JSON lint" websites.

See the main TSTool Troubleshooting documentation.