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serialize

serialize

Function
Arg Description Type
item The item to encode Any (required)
format Encoding format (csv,json,yaml,hex,base64) string

Description

Encode an object as a string.

Several serialization formats are supported. The default format, if not specified, is “json”.

Notes

This function is often useful when you need to pass a data structure to an artifact parameter when the parameter expects a specific format. For example:

SELECT * FROM Artifact.Linux.Search.FileFinder(
   SearchFilesGlobTable=serialize(format="csv",item=tlist),...)

will pass a list in CSV format to the artifact’s SearchFilesGlobTable parameter.

See also

  • str: Returns the string representation of the provided data.