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@@ -750,6 +750,18 @@ in foo</programlisting>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term><function>builtins.toJSON</function> <replaceable>e</replaceable></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Return a string containing a JSON representation
+ of <replaceable>e</replaceable>. Strings, integers, booleans,
+ nulls and lists are mapped to their JSON equivalents. Sets
+ (except derivations) are represented as objects. Derivations are
+ translated to a JSON string containing the derivation’s output
+ path. Paths are copied to the store and represented as a JSON
+ string of the resulting store path.</para></listitem>
+
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term><function>builtins.toPath</function> <replaceable>s</replaceable></term>
<listitem><para>Convert the string value