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# To table

> Turn a JSON of records or columns into a dataframe.

Turns a JSON of records or columns into a frame, as `orient` says it is shaped.

## At a glance

|                          |                              |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| Module type              | `ToTable`                    |
| Category                 | Primitives · Scalar and json |
| Default tier             | `reactive`                   |
| Runs on                  | `reactive`, `durable`        |
| Starts a flow            | no                           |
| Holds a body             | no                           |
| Keeps state between runs | no                           |
| Available in             | every application type       |

## Parameters

### `orient`

`"columns" | "records"` · required · defaults to `"records"`

Whether the JSON side is an array of row objects or an object of column arrays.

## Inputs

| Port   | Kind    | Required | Description                                                                                                                           |
| ------ | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `on`   | `event` | no       | Implicit on every module that does not itself start a flow: wire an event here to make this module the start of what that event runs. |
| `json` | `json`  | yes      | An array of row objects, or an object of column arrays.                                                                               |

## Outputs

| Port   | Kind        | Connects to           | Description             |
| ------ | ----------- | --------------------- | ----------------------- |
| `data` | `dataframe` | `dataframe`, `signal` | The frame it describes. |

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