---
category: [Administration & Integrations, Platform and Product Extensions, Platform and Product Extensions/Integration, Administration & Integrations/Custom Integrations & Apps, Platform and Product Extensions/Workday Extend]
keyword: [Extend, PMD Scripting, Scripts]
nav: wcp_docs
parent_url: /wcp_docs/
title: toJson ( )
layout: subsection
---

## <a id="section_m3p_myb_5db"></a>Description

Returns a JSON string representation of the given map. This function is the same as the `json:stringify(map)`.

## <a id="section_cyq_j1m_zsb"></a>Return Type

`String`

## <a id="section_dz5_pwg_5db"></a>Instance Method Syntax

```
thisMap.toJson()
```

<b>Example</b>

`{'foo': 1, 'bar': 2}.toJson()`

Returns `{"foo": 1,"bar":2}`

## <a id="section_namespace"></a>Namespace Function Syntax

```
map:toJson(map) 
```

<table><thead><tr><th>Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>map</td><td>A map to convert.</td></tr></tbody></table><br/>