Alias for `encode()`; included for interface compatibility with `lithium\util\Collection::to()`, which allows a collection object to be exported to any format supported by a `Media` handler. See the documentation for `Collection::to()` for more information.

Parameters

  • mixed $format Format into which data will be converted, i.e. `'json'`.
  • mixed $data Either an array or object (usually an instance of `Collection`) which will be converted into the specified format.
  • array $options Additional handler-specific options to pass to the content handler.

Returns

mixed

Source

						public static function to($format, $data, array $options = array()) {
		return static::encode($format, $data, $options);
	}