How to modify the datatables editor json format? and turn multiple keys into an array?

jumpco

how to modify the datatables editor json format and
turn multiple keys into an array?

current format

 "friends" : {
    "data" : {
      "0" : {  
        "name" : "Johnny",
        "age" : 17
               },
 "1" : {  
        "name" : "Johnny1",
        "age" : 18
               }
       }
}

preferred format

{ "friends": [ { 
   "name" : "Johnny",
    "age" : 17
       },
{ 
   "name" : "Johnny1",
    "age" : 18
       }
    ]
}

Thanks!

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colin

The code in this OP of this thread should do the trick,

Colin