PerspectiveCamera.toJSON()

The PerspectiveCamera.toJSON() method is used to serialize a PerspectiveCamera object into a JSON format that can be used to persist the state of the camera for later use or transmission over a network.

Signature

PerspectiveCamera.toJSON()

Description

The PerspectiveCamera.toJSON() method returns a JSON representation of the PerspectiveCamera instance, including its position, rotation, field of view, aspect ratio, and clipping planes.

The JSON representation can be used to create a new PerspectiveCamera instance with the same properties as the original one.

Example

const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(45, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 0.1, 1000);
const cameraJson = camera.toJSON();
const newCamera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera().fromJSON(cameraJson);

Parameters

The PerspectiveCamera.toJSON() method does not take any parameters.

Return Value

The PerspectiveCamera.toJSON() method returns a JSON object that represents the current state of the PerspectiveCamera instance.

Exceptions

The PerspectiveCamera.toJSON() method does not throw any exceptions.

Notes

The PerspectiveCamera.toJSON() method does not include any image or texture data.

Any additional object properties or methods that are defined on the PerspectiveCamera instance will be omitted from the JSON serialization.

See Also

• PerspectiveCamera class documentation
• JSON.stringify() documentation

References

• three.js documentation