// load math.js (using node.js) var math = require('../index'); // serialize a math.js data type into a JSON string var x = math.complex('2+3i'); var str1 = JSON.stringify(x); console.log(str1); // outputs {"mathjs":"Complex","re":2,"im":3} // deserialize a JSON string into a math.js data type // note that the reviver of math.js is needed for this: var str2 = '{"mathjs":"Unit","value":5,"unit":"cm"}'; var y = JSON.parse(str2, math.json.reviver); console.log(math.typeof(y)); // 'Unit' console.log(y.toString()); // 5 cm