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What is PARSE_JSON() Function?
PARSE_JSON() function helps to interpret a given string as a JSON document.
How can we use PARSE_JSON() Function ?
PARSE_JSON() function is used to interpret an input string as a JSON document, producing a Variant value.
- The function supports an input expression with a maximum size of 8MB compressed.
- If the input is NULL then the output is also NULL.
- In JSON, an object is an unordered set of key-value pairs.
- TO_JSON and PARSE_JSON are converse or reciprocal functions.
- PARSE_JSON function takes a string as input and returns a JSON-compatible variant.
- TO_JSON function takes JSON-compatible variant and returns string.
What is the Syntax of PARSE_JSON function in Snowflake?
-- Syntax :
PARSE_JSON ( Expression )
PARSE_JSON() Argument Details :
Expression | String value ( Mandatory ) |
Expression :
A String expression ( Varchar ) that holds valid JSON information.
Returns :
The data type of the returned value is Variant and contains a JSON document.
Examples of PARSE_JSON() function in Snowflake:
What is the difference between TO_JSON and PARSE_JSON for example?
select to_json(null), to_json('null'::variant),
parse_json(null), parse_json('null');
+---------------+--------------------------+------------------+--------------------+
| TO_JSON(NULL) | TO_JSON('NULL'::VARIANT) | PARSE_JSON(NULL) | PARSE_JSON('NULL') |
|---------------+--------------------------+------------------+--------------------|
| NULL | "null" | NULL | null |
+---------------+--------------------------+------------------+--------------------+
How to use PARSE_JSON function within TO_JSON with example?
select
to_json(parse_json('{"b":3,"a":2}')),
to_json(parse_json('{"b":3,"a":2}')) = '{"b":3,"a":2}',
to_json(parse_json('{"b":3,"a":2}')) = '{"a":2,"b":3}'
;
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| TO_JSON(PARSE_JSON('{"B":1,"A":2}')) | TO_JSON(PARSE_JSON('{"B":3,"A":2}')) = '{"B":3,"A":2}' | TO_JSON(PARSE_JSON('{"B":3,"A":2}')) = '{"A":2,"B":3}' |
|--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------|
| {"a":2,"b":1} | False | True |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
Snowflake official documentation for parse_json function link
Final Thoughts
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