JSON-Encode-Layout-Renderer.md

Escapes output of another layout using JSON rules.

Supported in .NET, Silverlight, Compact Framework and Mono.

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

Example

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