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 JSON plugin for jQuery, provides simple ways to convert to JSON and back again.
 
+## Usage
+
+```
+$.toJSON(myObject);
+$.toJSON({foo : "bar"});
+```
+
 ## Development
 
 To create the minified build, run this command from the root directory of the repository: