How do I use jq to convert number to string?

Question

Given the following jq command and Json:

jq \'.[]|[.string,.number]|join(\": \")\' <<< \'
[
  {
    \"number\": 3,
    \"string\": \"threee\"
  },
          


        

Answer 1

use 'map_values' opearator to modify objects

Example

{"foo": {"bar": 3}}

.foo.bar = .foo.bar|map_values(tostring)

Output

{ "foo": { "bar": "3" } }