JSON Encode Layout Renderer

Escapes output of another layout using JSON rules.

Platforms Supported: All

Configuration Syntax

${json-encode:jsonEncode=Boolean:inner=Layout}

or by using ambient property to modify output of other layout renderer:

${other:jsonEncode=Boolean}

Parameters

Transformation Options

• jsonEncode - Indicates whether to apply JSON encoding. Boolean Default: True
• escapeUnicode - Indicates whether it should escape unicode characters (non-ascii) using \u. Boolean Default: True

  Introduced in NLog 4.4.7

• inner - Wrapped layout. Layout
• EscapeForwardSlash - Should forward slashes be escaped? If true, / will be converted to \/. Default true

  Introduced in NLog 4.6.8

Example

${event-properties:item=MyValue:jsonEncode=true}