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json_build_object

Builds a JSON object out of a variadic argument list.

Signatures & examples

json_build_object ( VARIADIC "any" ) → json

Builds a JSON object out of a variadic argument list. By convention, the argument list consists of alternating keys and values. Key arguments are coerced to text; value arguments are converted as per to_json or to_jsonb.

json_build_object('foo', 1, 2, row(3,'bar')) → {"foo" : 1, "2" : {"f1":3,"f2":"bar"}}

Version history 2

PG 12 → 13changed
PG 9.3 → 9.4added

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