Randolph West

Randolph West is the Microsoft Docs content lead for SQL Server on Linux, and SQL migrations. A former Microsoft Data Platform MVP who has worked with SQL Server since the late 1990s, Randolph solves technology problems with a focus on SQL Server and C#. You can also see Randolph acting on the stage and screen, or doing voices for independent video games.

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Creating JSON III

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Testing is Becoming More Important

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Creating JSON III

In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data: 

BeerIDBeerName
1Becks
2Fat Tire
3Mac n Jacks
4Alaskan Amber
8Kirin
I run this code: 
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
    BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
What are the results?

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