# string

The `string` method returns the JSON value as a string.

## Syntax

    string()

## Returns

(String). The JSON value as a string.

## Example

    local fh = io.open("example_json.json", "r")
    local file_content = fh:read("*all")
    fh:close()

    local myJsonValue = parse_json(file_content)

    print(myJsonValue:string())

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