need a method for json string which contains null value and does not contain attributes{ }

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please help me, I need a method for json string which contains null value and does not contain attributes{ }.

Here's what I currently have:

List<Contact> contacts = [SELECT Id, Name, account.name,account.Id,account.ParentId FROM Contact limit 3];
system.debug(json.serialize(contacts));

which returns a jsonString that looks like this:

 "attributes" : {
    "type" : "Contact",
    "url" : "/services/data/v31.0/sobjects/Contact/003900000115sPwAAI"
  },
  "Name" : "Rose Gonzalez",
  "AccountId" : "00190000010GvcLAAS",
  "Account" : {
    "attributes" : {
      "type" : "Account",
      "url" : "/services/data/v31.0/sobjects/Account/00190000010GvcLAAS"
    },
    "Name" : "Edge Communications",
    "Id" : "00190000010GvcLAAS"
  },
  "Id" : "003900000115sPwAAI"
}, {
  "attributes" : {
    "type" : "Contact",
    "url" : "/services/data/v31.0/sobjects/Contact/003900000115sPxAAI"
  },
  "Name" : "Sean Forbes",
  "AccountId" : "00190000010GvcLAAS",
  "Account" : {
    "attributes" : {
      "type" : "Account",
      "url" : "/services/data/v31.0/sobjects/Account/00190000010GvcLAAS"
    },
    "Name" : "Edge Communications",
    "Id" : "00190000010GvcLAAS"
  },
  "Id" : "003900000115sPxAAI"
}, {
  "attributes" : {
    "type" : "Contact",
    "url" : "/services/data/v31.0/sobjects/Contact/003900000115sPyAAI"
  },
  "Name" : "Jack Rogers",
  "AccountId" : "00190000010GvcMAAS",
  "Account" : {
    "attributes" : {
      "type" : "Account",
      "url" : "/services/data/v31.0/sobjects/Account/00190000010GvcMAAS"
    },
    "Name" : "Burlington Textiles Corp of America",
    "Id" : "00190000010GvcMAAS"
  },
  "Id" : "003900000115sPyAAI"
} ]

What I need is help putting what I've written above into something that will return a string in a format that looks like what's below:

 {
  "Name" : "Rose Gonzalez",
  "AccountId" : "00190000010GvcLAAS",
  "Account" : {    
    "Name" : "Edge Communications",
    "Id" : "00190000010GvcLAAS",
   "ParentId":null

  },
  "Id" : "003900000115sPwAAI"
}, {

  "Name" : "Sean Forbes",
  "AccountId" : "00190000010GvcLAAS",
  "Account" : {

    "Name" : "Edge Communications",
    "Id" : "00190000010GvcLAAS",
    "ParentId" :null
  },
  "Id" : "003900000115sPxAAI"
}, {

  "Name" : "Jack Rogers",
  "AccountId" : "00190000010GvcMAAS",
  "Account" : {

    "Name" : "Burlington Textiles Corp of America",
    "Id" : "00190000010GvcMAAS",
    "ParentId" :null
  },
  "Id" : "003900000115sPyAAI"
} ]

can you provide more details on what you need ? like what's your current json string structure is , where you are trying to do this , your existing code if possible .. — Vamsi Krishna Gosu, Aug 04 '14 at 10:57

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:54

Here is a post that explains the reason:

JSON.Serialize method not returning null fields

The fix, version your Apex before Spring 13' I believe it is v 25 or like in the post v27 post fix. I believe since then they have again instituted the change to not serialize nulls

Or you will have to write your own serializer using JSONGenerator methods and the writeNull() functions:

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_class_System_JsonGenerator.htm

need a method for json string which contains null value and does not contain attributes{ }

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