DOMMatrixReadOnly: toJSON() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨January 2020⁩.

The toJSON() method of the DOMMatrixReadOnly interface creates and returns a JSON object. The JSON object includes the 2D matrix elements a through f, the 16 elements of the 4X4 3D matrix, m[1-4][1-4], the boolean is2D property, and the boolean isIdentity property.

Syntax

js
toJSON()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A JSON object; a JSON representation of the DOMMatrixReadOnly object.

Examples

js
const matrix = new DOMMatrixReadOnly();
console.log(matrix.translate(20, 30).toJSON());
/*
{
    "a": 1,
    "b": 0,
    "c": 0,
    "d": 1,
    "e": 20,
    "f": 30,
    "m11": 1,
    "m12": 0,
    "m13": 0,
    "m14": 0,
    "m21": 0,
    "m22": 1,
    "m23": 0,
    "m24": 0,
    "m31": 0,
    "m32": 0,
    "m33": 1,
    "m34": 0,
    "m41": 20,
    "m42": 30,
    "m43": 0,
    "m44": 1,
    "is2D": true,
    "isIdentity": false
}
*/
console.log(matrix.translate(22, 55, 66).toJSON());
/*
{
    "a": 1,
    "b": 0,
    "c": 0,
    "d": 1,
    "e": 22,
    "f": 55,
    "m11": 1,
    "m12": 0,
    "m13": 0,
    "m14": 0,
    "m21": 0,
    "m22": 1,
    "m23": 0,
    "m24": 0,
    "m31": 0,
    "m32": 0,
    "m33": 1,
    "m34": 0,
    "m41": 22,
    "m42": 55,
    "m43": 66,
    "m44": 1,
    "is2D": false,
    "isIdentity": false
}
*/

Specifications

Specification
Geometry Interfaces Module Level 1
# dom-dommatrixreadonly-tojson

Browser compatibility

See also