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# populateFromJSON

Populate a bean from a JSON string

## Returns

* This function returns any

## Arguments

| Key                  | Type    | Required | Default | Description                                                                                                          |
| -------------------- | ------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| target               | any     | Yes      | ---     | The target to populate                                                                                               |
| JSONString           | string  | Yes      | ---     | The JSON string to populate the object with. It has to be valid JSON and also a structure with name-key value pairs. |
| scope                | string  | No       |         | Use scope injection instead of setters population. Ex: scope=variables.instance.                                     |
| trustedSetter        | boolean | No       | false   | If set to true, the setter method will be called even if it does not exist in the bean                               |
| include              | string  | No       |         | A list of keys to include in the population                                                                          |
| exclude              | string  | No       |         | A list of keys to exclude in the population                                                                          |
| ignoreEmpty          | boolean | No       | false   | Ignore empty values on populations, great for ORM population                                                         |
| nullEmptyInclude     | string  | No       |         | A list of keys to NULL when empty                                                                                    |
| nullEmptyExclude     | string  | No       |         | A list of keys to NOT NULL when empty                                                                                |
| composeRelationships | boolean | No       | false   | Automatically attempt to compose relationships from memento                                                          |


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