Is there a way to easily convert cfquery output to DataTable JSON format in coldfusion?

Question

I am trying to generate a chart using Google Charts API, but I can\'t seem to get the data in the required format.

serializeJSON(data) in coldfusion gives m

Answer 1

This is basically what you need. Just plug in your query data.

<cfset chartsData = structNew()>
<cfset chartsData["cols"] = arrayNew(1)>

<!--- use a query loop to copy query data to this struct --->
<cfloop query="UserDetailsResult">
   <cfset chartsRow = structNew()>
   <cfset chartsRow["id"] = ""> 
   <cfset chartsRow["label"] = "SignIn Method">
   <cfset chartsRow["pattern"] = "">
   <cfset chartsRow["type"] = "string">

   <cfset arrayAppend(chartsData["cols"], chartsRow)>
</cfloop>

<cfset chartsDataJSON = serializeJSON(chartsData)>