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# qs
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A querystring parsing and stringifying library with some added security.
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[](http://travis-ci.org/hapijs/qs)
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Lead Maintainer: [Nathan LaFreniere](https://github.com/nlf)
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The **qs** module was originally created and maintained by [TJ Holowaychuk](https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring).
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## Usage
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```javascript
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var Qs = require('qs');
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var obj = Qs.parse('a=c'); // { a: 'c' }
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var str = Qs.stringify(obj); // 'a=c'
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```
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### Parsing Objects
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```javascript
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Qs.parse(string, [options]);
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```
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**qs** allows you to create nested objects within your query strings, by surrounding the name of sub-keys with square brackets `[]`.
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For example, the string `'foo[bar]=baz'` converts to:
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```javascript
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{
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foo: {
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bar: 'baz'
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}
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}
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```
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When using the `plainObjects` option the parsed value is returned as a plain object, created via `Object.create(null)` and as such you should be aware that prototype methods will not exist on it and a user may set those names to whatever value they like:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a.hasOwnProperty=b', { plainObjects: true });
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// { a: { hasOwnProperty: 'b' } }
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```
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By default parameters that would overwrite properties on the object prototype are ignored, if you wish to keep the data from those fields either use `plainObjects` as mentioned above, or set `allowPrototypes` to `true` which will allow user input to overwrite those properties. *WARNING* It is generally a bad idea to enable this option as it can cause problems when attempting to use the properties that have been overwritten. Always be careful with this option.
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a.hasOwnProperty=b', { allowPrototypes: true });
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// { a: { hasOwnProperty: 'b' } }
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```
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URI encoded strings work too:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a%5Bb%5D=c');
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// { a: { b: 'c' } }
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```
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You can also nest your objects, like `'foo[bar][baz]=foobarbaz'`:
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```javascript
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{
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foo: {
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bar: {
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baz: 'foobarbaz'
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}
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}
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}
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```
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By default, when nesting objects **qs** will only parse up to 5 children deep. This means if you attempt to parse a string like
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`'a[b][c][d][e][f][g][h][i]=j'` your resulting object will be:
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```javascript
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{
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a: {
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b: {
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c: {
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d: {
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e: {
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f: {
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'[g][h][i]': 'j'
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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This depth can be overridden by passing a `depth` option to `Qs.parse(string, [options])`:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[b][c][d][e][f][g][h][i]=j', { depth: 1 });
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// { a: { b: { '[c][d][e][f][g][h][i]': 'j' } } }
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```
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The depth limit helps mitigate abuse when **qs** is used to parse user input, and it is recommended to keep it a reasonably small number.
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For similar reasons, by default **qs** will only parse up to 1000 parameters. This can be overridden by passing a `parameterLimit` option:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a=b&c=d', { parameterLimit: 1 });
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// { a: 'b' }
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```
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An optional delimiter can also be passed:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a=b;c=d', { delimiter: ';' });
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// { a: 'b', c: 'd' }
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```
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Delimiters can be a regular expression too:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a=b;c=d,e=f', { delimiter: /[;,]/ });
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// { a: 'b', c: 'd', e: 'f' }
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```
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Option `allowDots` can be used to enable dot notation:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a.b=c', { allowDots: true });
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// { a: { b: 'c' } }
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```
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### Parsing Arrays
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**qs** can also parse arrays using a similar `[]` notation:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[]=b&a[]=c');
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// { a: ['b', 'c'] }
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```
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You may specify an index as well:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[1]=c&a[0]=b');
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// { a: ['b', 'c'] }
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```
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Note that the only difference between an index in an array and a key in an object is that the value between the brackets must be a number
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to create an array. When creating arrays with specific indices, **qs** will compact a sparse array to only the existing values preserving
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their order:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[1]=b&a[15]=c');
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// { a: ['b', 'c'] }
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```
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Note that an empty string is also a value, and will be preserved:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[]=&a[]=b');
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// { a: ['', 'b'] }
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Qs.parse('a[0]=b&a[1]=&a[2]=c');
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// { a: ['b', '', 'c'] }
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```
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**qs** will also limit specifying indices in an array to a maximum index of `20`. Any array members with an index of greater than `20` will
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instead be converted to an object with the index as the key:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[100]=b');
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// { a: { '100': 'b' } }
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```
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This limit can be overridden by passing an `arrayLimit` option:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[1]=b', { arrayLimit: 0 });
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// { a: { '1': 'b' } }
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```
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To disable array parsing entirely, set `parseArrays` to `false`.
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[]=b', { parseArrays: false });
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// { a: { '0': 'b' } }
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```
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If you mix notations, **qs** will merge the two items into an object:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[0]=b&a[b]=c');
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// { a: { '0': 'b', b: 'c' } }
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```
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You can also create arrays of objects:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a[][b]=c');
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// { a: [{ b: 'c' }] }
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```
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### Stringifying
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify(object, [options]);
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```
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When stringifying, **qs** by default URI encodes output. Objects are stringified as you would expect:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: 'b' });
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// 'a=b'
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Qs.stringify({ a: { b: 'c' } });
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// 'a%5Bb%5D=c'
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```
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This encoding can be disabled by setting the `encode` option to `false`:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: { b: 'c' } }, { encode: false });
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// 'a[b]=c'
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```
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Examples beyond this point will be shown as though the output is not URI encoded for clarity. Please note that the return values in these cases *will* be URI encoded during real usage.
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When arrays are stringified, by default they are given explicit indices:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: ['b', 'c', 'd'] });
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// 'a[0]=b&a[1]=c&a[2]=d'
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```
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You may override this by setting the `indices` option to `false`:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: ['b', 'c', 'd'] }, { indices: false });
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// 'a=b&a=c&a=d'
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```
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You may use the `arrayFormat` option to specify the format of the output array
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: ['b', 'c'] }, { arrayFormat: 'indices' })
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// 'a[0]=b&a[1]=c'
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Qs.stringify({ a: ['b', 'c'] }, { arrayFormat: 'brackets' })
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// 'a[]=b&a[]=c'
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Qs.stringify({ a: ['b', 'c'] }, { arrayFormat: 'repeat' })
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// 'a=b&a=c'
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```
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Empty strings and null values will omit the value, but the equals sign (=) remains in place:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: '' });
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// 'a='
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```
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Properties that are set to `undefined` will be omitted entirely:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: null, b: undefined });
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// 'a='
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```
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The delimiter may be overridden with stringify as well:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: 'b', c: 'd' }, { delimiter: ';' });
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// 'a=b;c=d'
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```
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Finally, you can use the `filter` option to restrict which keys will be included in the stringified output.
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If you pass a function, it will be called for each key to obtain the replacement value. Otherwise, if you
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pass an array, it will be used to select properties and array indices for stringification:
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```javascript
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function filterFunc(prefix, value) {
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if (prefix == 'b') {
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// Return an `undefined` value to omit a property.
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return;
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}
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if (prefix == 'e[f]') {
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return value.getTime();
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}
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if (prefix == 'e[g][0]') {
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return value * 2;
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}
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return value;
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}
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Qs.stringify({ a: 'b', c: 'd', e: { f: new Date(123), g: [2] } }, { filter: filterFunc })
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// 'a=b&c=d&e[f]=123&e[g][0]=4'
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Qs.stringify({ a: 'b', c: 'd', e: 'f' }, { filter: ['a', 'e'] })
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// 'a=b&e=f'
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Qs.stringify({ a: ['b', 'c', 'd'], e: 'f' }, { filter: ['a', 0, 2] })
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// 'a[0]=b&a[2]=d'
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```
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### Handling of `null` values
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By default, `null` values are treated like empty strings:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: null, b: '' });
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// 'a=&b='
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```
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Parsing does not distinguish between parameters with and without equal signs. Both are converted to empty strings.
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a&b=')
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// { a: '', b: '' }
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```
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To distinguish between `null` values and empty strings use the `strictNullHandling` flag. In the result string the `null`
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values have no `=` sign:
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```javascript
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Qs.stringify({ a: null, b: '' }, { strictNullHandling: true });
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// 'a&b='
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```
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To parse values without `=` back to `null` use the `strictNullHandling` flag:
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```javascript
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Qs.parse('a&b=', { strictNullHandling: true });
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// { a: null, b: '' }
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```
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To completely skip rendering keys with `null` values, use the `skipNulls` flag:
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```javascript
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qs.stringify({ a: 'b', c: null}, { skipNulls: true })
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// 'a=b'
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```
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