# What is to\_js and to\_json?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-to-js-and-to-json/125317>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 8, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-to-js-and-to-json/125317 "2008-01-08T06:24:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ayyanar)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-to-js-and-to-json/125317/1 "2008-01-08T06:24:47Z")

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Anyone can explain the method to\_js and to\_json

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**Author:** ![ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ayyanar)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-to-js-and-to-json/125317/2 "2008-01-08T06:45:26Z")

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[http://www.noobkit.com/show/ruby/ruby/standard-library/json.html](http://www.noobkit.com/show/ruby/ruby/standard-library/json.html)

May give an accurate enough overview. I find it very helpful for  
converting  
an array of values in Ruby to an array of values in Javascript.

On Jan 8, 2008 3:54 PM, Ayyanar from Aspire Systems \<  
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> ## Anyone can explain the method to\_js and to\_json
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**Author:** ![ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ayyanar)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-to-js-and-to-json/125317/3 "2008-01-09T03:09:30Z")

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This is a nicely laid out description of the JavaScript Object  
Notation (JSON) serialization format:  
[http://www.json.org/](http://www.json.org/)

Sorry, I’m unfamiliar with to\_js method. Where is that one defined? I  
didn’t see it anywhere in the Rails documentation.

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**Author:** ![ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ayyanar)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-to-js-and-to-json/125317/4 "2008-01-09T05:51:58Z")

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Both are used for the same purpose?