Why does Javascript use JSON.stringify instead of JSON.serialize?
- by Chase Florell
I'm just wondering about "stringify" vs "serialize". To me they're the same thing (though I could be wrong), but in my past experience (mostly with asp.net) I use Serialize() and never use Stringify().
I know I can create a simple alias in Javascript,
// either
JSON.serialize = function(input) {
return JSON.stringify(input);
};
// or
JSON.serialize = JSON.stringify;
http://jsfiddle.net/HKKUb/
but I'm just wondering about the difference between the two and why stringify was chosen.
for comparison purpose, here's how you serialize XML to a String in C#
public static string SerializeObject<T>(this T toSerialize)
{
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(toSerialize.GetType());
StringWriter textWriter = new StringWriter();
xmlSerializer.Serialize(textWriter, toSerialize);
return textWriter.ToString();
}
