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title: Resource::toPlainObject
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Serializes a [Resource API Object](resource-object) to a plain object that would be fit for [JSON.stringify].

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resource.toPlainObject( *settings* )

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This methods attempts to aggregate all non-empty properties. Not all properties are supported. If the resulting object does not look as desired, it is best to write your own serialization function from scratch.

The optional `settings` argument contains properties that affect serialization:

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<th>collapseExtendedProps</th>
<td>If set to <code>true</code>, the <code>extendedProps</code> hash will be merged into the root outputted object. If <code>false</code> (the default), <code>extendedProps</code> will be its own object nested within the root object.</td>
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The `toPlainObject` method is aliased to the `toJSON` method so that [JSON.stringify] works.


[JSON.stringify]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/stringify