How to reformat JSON in Notepad++?

Question

I need Notepad++ to take a json string from this

{\"menu\": {\"id\": \"file\",\"value\": \"File\",\"popup\": {\"menuitem\": [{\"value\": \"New\", \"onclick\"         


        

Answer 1

You require a plugin to format JSON. To install the plugin do the following steps:

1. Open notepad++ -> ALT+P -> Plugin Manager -> Selcet JSON Viewer -> Click Install
2. Restart notepad++
3. Now you can use shortcut to format json as CTRL + ALT +SHIFT + M or ALT+P -> Plugin Manager -> JSON Viewer -> Format JSON