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# jsonDecode

## Description

Decodes a [JSON](https://www.json.org/json-en.html) string to an object format.

See 'jsonEncode' function for the json encoding function.

## Input / Parameter

| Name   | Description          | Input Type  | Default | Options | Required |
| ------ | -------------------- | ----------- | ------- | ------- | -------- |
| string | The value to decode. | String/Text | -       | -       | Yes      |

## Output

| Description                   | Output Type |
| ----------------------------- | ----------- |
| Returns the object specified. | Object      |

### Object

| Key   | Description                                                                       | Output Type |
| ----- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| (key) | The dynamic key specfied in the [JSON](https://www.json.org/json-en.html) string. | String/Text |

## Callback

N/A

## Video

Coming Soon.

## Example

User want to decode json strings.\
Gender : F\
Name : Lili<br>

### Step

1. Call the function.

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### Result

![](https://399701567-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FwmJ1RKjM2uNFaL6fO3Xu%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ba4cf3142549bef34fbd0755fc5250e38d78b5a9%2FjsonDecode-result-1.png?alt=media)

## Links