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function stringifier (input) { | |
if (typeof input === 'string') { //test for string, empty string | |
return '"' + input + '"'; | |
} | |
if (typeof input === 'function' || typeof input === 'undefined') { // test for function or undefined | |
return undefined; | |
} | |
if (input === null) { // test for null | |
return 'null'; | |
} | |
if (Array.isArray(input)) { // test for arrays and nested arrays | |
let stringifiedArray = []; | |
for (let element = 0; element < input.length; element++) if (input.hasOwnProperty(element)) { | |
if (typeof input[element] === 'function' || input[element] === undefined) { | |
stringifiedArray.push('null'); | |
} | |
else { | |
stringifiedArray.push(stringifier(input[element])); | |
} | |
} | |
let output = '[' + stringifiedArray.join(',') + ']'; | |
return output; | |
} | |
if (typeof input === 'object') { // test for objects and nested objects | |
let stringifiedObjectArray = []; | |
for (let value in input) if (input.hasOwnProperty(value)) { | |
if (input[value] !== undefined && typeof input[value] !== 'function') { | |
stringifiedObjectArray.push(stringifier(value) + ':' + stringifier(input[value])); | |
} | |
} | |
let output = '{' + stringifiedObjectArray.join(',') + '}'; | |
return output; | |
} | |
return input + ''; //test for numbers | |
} |
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