Formatting the String in the CSV File
- To format the string in the resultant CSV file, all double quotes (
") should be replaced with two double quotes ("").
- The entire string should then be enclosed within double quotes (
"...").
For example:
[{"name":"ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE","value":{"0":1,"1":1}}]
This is how the formatted string would appear in the CSV file:
"[{""name"":""ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE"",""value"":{""0"":1,""1"":1}}]"
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Note: In the above example, caret symbols (^) are used to indicate the additional double quotes needed for illustrative purposes only.
Defining the String in JavaScript
When declaring your CSV string in JavaScript, consider the following examples:
Example A: For JavaScript coding styles that use single quotes ('), encase the CSV string within single quotes.
For example:
const str = '"[{""name"":""ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE"",""value"":{""0"":1,""1"":1}}]"';
// ^ ^
console.log(str);
Example B: For JavaScript coding styles that use double quotes ("), encase the CSV string within double quotes and escape interior double quotes with a backslash (\).
For example:
const str = "\"[{\"\"name\"\":\"\"ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE\"\",\"\"value\"\":{\"\"0\"\":1,\"\"1\"\":1}}]\"";
// ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
console.log(str);
Note: Example A is more concise compared to Example B, but both produce the same desired CSV formatted string when executed.
Additional Tip
If your question involves using JSON.stringify() to convert a JavaScript array of objects to a JSON string, consider this approach:
const input = [{
name: 'ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE',
value: {
0: 1,
1: 1
}
}];
const str = `"${JSON.stringify(input).replace(/"/g, '""')}"`;
console.log(str)
This method uses JSON.stringify() to convert the input value to a JSON string. It then replaces all double quotes with two double quotes and encases the resulting string within double quotes using Template Literal.