The top-level element of an external property file SHALL be an object which we refer to as an externalProperties
object.
=== ":simple-uml: Graph"
![externalProperties object](../assets/images/reference-external-properties.graphviz.svg)
=== ":octicons-file-code-16: sarif.json"
> [!TIP]
>
> Generated with following command : `php ./resources/serialize.php externalProperties docs/assets/sarif 192`
```json title="docs/assets/sarif/externalProperties.json"
--8<-- "docs/assets/sarif/externalProperties.json"
```
=== ":simple-php: Simple API"
```php title="examples/externalProperties.php"
--8<-- "examples/externalProperties.php"
```
=== ":simple-php: Fluent Builder API"
> [!NOTE]
> This alternative API is available since release 1.5.0
```php title="examples/builder/externalProperties.php"
--8<-- "examples/builder/externalProperties.php"
```