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title: zul.JsonString
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<h1 id=zul.JsonString><a href=#zul.JsonString aria-hidden=true>zul.JsonString</a></h1>
<p>Allows the embedding of already-encoded JSON strings into objects in order to avoid double encoded values.</p>

<h2 id=example><a href=#example aria-hidden=true>Example</a></h2>
{% highlight zig %}
const an_encoded_json_value = "{\"over\": 9000}";
const str = try std.json.stringifyAlloc(allocator, .{
	.name = "goku",
	.power = zul.jsonString(an_encoded_json_value),
}, .{});
{% endhighlight %}

<h2 id=JsonString><a href=#JsonString aria-hidden=true>JsonString struct</a></h2>
<p><code>zul.JsonString</code> wraps a <code>[]const u8</code> and implements <code>jsonStringify</code> to write the value as-is. This prevents double-encoding of already-encoded values.</p>

<p>Use the <code>zul.jsonString(str)</code> helper to create a <code>JsonString</code>.</p>