ee.String.encodeJSON

  • ee.String.encodeJSON converts Earth Engine objects like strings, numbers, lists, and dictionaries into JSON format.

  • This function returns the JSON representation of the input object as an ee.String.

  • Usage examples demonstrate encoding various Earth Engine data types into their respective JSON equivalents.

  • The encoded JSON string can then be used for data exchange or further processing.

 Encodes an object to JSON. Supports primitives, lists, and dictionaries.

UsageReturns
ee.String.encodeJSON(object)String
ArgumentTypeDetails
objectObjectThe object to encode.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

print('JSON-encoded ee.String',
      ee.String.encodeJSON(ee.String('earth')));  // "\"earth\""

print('JSON-encoded ee.Number',
      ee.String.encodeJSON(ee.Number(1)));  // "1"

print('JSON-encoded ee.List',
      ee.String.encodeJSON(ee.List([1, 2, 3])));  // "[1,2,3]"

print('JSON-encoded ee.Dictionary',
      ee.String.encodeJSON(ee.Dictionary({lc_name: 'grassland', lc_class: 3})));
// "{\"lc_class\":3,\"lc_name\":\"grassland\"}"

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using geemap for interactive development.

import ee
import geemap.core as geemap

Colab (Python)

print('JSON-encoded ee.String:',
      repr(ee.String.encodeJSON(ee.String('earth')).getInfo()))  # '\"earth\"'

print('JSON-encoded ee.Number:',
      repr(ee.String.encodeJSON(ee.Number(1)).getInfo()))  # '1'

print('JSON-encoded ee.List:',
      repr(ee.String.encodeJSON(ee.List([1, 2, 3])).getInfo()))  # '[1,2,3]'

print('JSON-encoded ee.Dictionary:',
      repr(ee.String.encodeJSON(
          ee.Dictionary({'lc_name': 'grassland', 'lc_class': 3})).getInfo()))
# '{\"lc_class\":3,\"lc_name\":\"grassland\"}'