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The **`Buffer.toJSON()` method** returns the buffer object as #key# JSON: JavaScript Object Notation #key# object.

**`JSON`**:
* Is a lightweight data-interchange format.
* Is easy for humans to read.
* Contains `key/value` pairs.


## Example
```
{
"name" : "John",
"age" : 30
}
```
* In the example above, `name` and `age` are keys and `John` and `30` are values, respectively.
* `Key:Value` pairs are separated by a comma `,`.


## Parameters
This method does not take any parameters.


## Return value
The `toJSON()` method returns the `JSON` format of the `buffer object` on which it is called. Check out the following examples to understand how it works.

### Example 1
In the following example:
* We construct the buffer object `buf` from the fill as `abcd`.
* In line `4` we convert the buffer object `buf` into `JSON` format with the `buf.toJSON()` method.
* Output contains `type` and `data`. Here `type` is `Buffer` and `data` is the data present in the buffer object `buf`.


const buf = Buffer.from('abcd')

//Note: tojson() or toJson() will throw error, mention exact case.
console.log(buf.toJSON())

### Example 2
The following code snippet is the same as Example 1, except that we pass `base64` as encoding format to encode the fill `abcd`.

const buf = Buffer.from('abcd','base64')
console.log(buf.toJSON())

How to use the Node.js Buffer.toJSON() method

The Buffer.toJSON() method converts a buffer object into a JSON object, returning it in a readable key/value format. No parameters are needed.

How to use the Node.js Buffer.toJSON() method

Example

Syntax

Parameters

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Example 1

Example 2