<itemizedlist>

<listitem>

<para>

<xref linkend="functions-jsonserialize"/>

<link linkend="functions-jsonserialize"><literal>JSON_SERIALIZE</literal></link>

</para>

</listitem>

</itemizedlist>

<refentry id="functions-jsonserialize">

<refnamediv>

<refname>JSON_SERIALIZE</refname>

<refpurpose>serialize a JSON data as a string</refpurpose>

</refnamediv>

<sect4 id="functions-jsonserialize">

<title><literal>JSON_SERIALAIZE</literal></title>

<indexterm><primary>json_serialize</primary></indexterm>

<refsynopsisdiv>

<synopsis>

JSON_SERIALIZE (

<parameter>expression</parameter> <optional> FORMAT JSON <optional> ENCODING UTF8 </optional> </optional>

<optional> RETURNING <replaceable class="parameter">data_type</replaceable> <optional> FORMAT JSON <optional> ENCODING UTF8 </optional> </optional> </optional>

)

</synopsis>

</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>

<sect5>

<title>Description</title>

<para>

<function>JSON_SERIALIZE</function> function transforms a SQL/JSON value

into a character or binary string.

</para>

</refsect1>

</sect5>

<refsect1>

<sect5>

<title>Parameters</title>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

</variablelist>

</refsect1>

</sect5>

<refsect1>

<sect5>

<title>Notes</title>

<para>

Alternatively, you can construct <acronym>JSON</acronym> values simply

using <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>-specific casts to

<type>json</type> and <type>jsonb</type> types.

</para>

</refsect1>

<refsect1>

</sect5>

<sect5>

<title>Examples</title>

<para>

Construct a JSON the provided strings:

(1 row)

</screen>

</refsect1>

</refentry>

</sect5>

</sect4>

</sect3>