deserialize

Deserializes a string.

deserialize(string, type, useCustomSerializer); → returns any

This function requires Adobe ColdFusion 11 and up.  Not supported on Lucee, etc.
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See Also:   serialize

Argument Reference

string string
Required

A string that needs to be deserialized.

type string
Required

The type of the data to be deserialized. ColdFusion by default supports XML and JSON formats. You can also implement support for other types in the CustomSerializer CFC.

useCustomSerializer boolean
Required
Default: true

Whether to use the custom serializer or not. The custom serializer will always be used for deserialization.
If false, the XML/JSON deserialization will be done using the default ColdFusion behavior.
If any other type is passed with useCustomSerializer as false, then TypeNotSupportedException will be thrown.

Examples
Sample code invoking the deserialize function

Converts a JSON string back into CFML data using ColdFusion's default JSON deserializer.

person = deserialize( '{"firstName":"John","lastName":"Doe"}', "json", false );
writeOutput( person.firstName & " " & person.lastName );

Expected Result: John Doe

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