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# ToObject

Converts value to the object type

```mathematica
ToObject("{\\"key\\": 1}") → {"key":1}
```

#### Inputs

`ToObject(value, [replaceInvalidWith])`

* `value` - A value to convert into an object
* `[replaceInvalidWith]` - **\[optional**: null by default\*\*]\*\* - invalid values will be replaced with this parameter

#### Description

We do not have a direct syntax in our expressions to create an Object, but you can get it as a result of some nodes, such as Nest or Unnest

Convert String columns to Object before using them in the Unnest node.