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Json Data Types

Valid Data Types In JSON, values must be one of the following data types: a string a number an object (JSON object) an array a boolean null JSON values cannot be one of the following data types: a function a date undefined JSON Strings Strings in JSON must be written in double quotes. Example { "name":"John" } JSON Numbers Numbers in JSON must be an integer or a floating point. Example { "age":30 } JSON Objects Values in JSON can be objects. Example { "employee":{ "name":"John", "age":30, "city":"New York" } } Objects as values in JSON must follow the same rules as JSON objects. JSON Arrays Values in JSON can be arrays. Example { "employees":[ "John", "Anna", "Peter" ] } JSON Booleans Values in JSON can be true/false. Example { "sale":true } JSON null Values in JSON can be null. Example { "middlename":null }

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Json Data Types

Valid Data Types In JSON, values must be one of the following data types: a string a number an object (JSON object) an array a boolean null JSON values cannot be one of the following data types: a function a date undefined JSON Strings Strings in JSON must be written in double quotes. Example { "name":"John" } JSON Numbers Numbers in JSON must be an integer or a floating point. Example { "age":30 } JSON Objects Values in JSON can be objects. Example { "employee":{ "name":"John", "age":30, "city":"New York" } } Objects as values in JSON must follow the same rules as JSON objects. JSON Arrays Values in JSON can be arrays. Example { "employees":[ "John", "Anna", "Peter" ] } JSON Booleans Values in JSON can be true/false. Example { "sale":true } JSON null Values in JSON can be null. Example { "middlename":null }

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JSON format supports the following data types

Type
Number
String
Boolean
Array
Value
Object
Whitespace
null

Description
double- precision floating-point format in JavaScript
double-quoted Unicode with backslash escaping
true or false
an ordered sequence of values
it can be a string, a number, true or false, null etc
an unordered collection of key:value pairs
can be used between any pair of tokens
empty

Number
It is a double precision floating-point format in JavaScript and it depends on
implementation.
Octal and hexadecimal formats are not used.
No NaN or Infinity is used in Number.
The following table shows the number types
Type
Integer
Fraction
Exponent

Description
Digits 1-9, 0 and positive or negative
Fractions like .3, .9
Exponent like e, e+, e-, E, E+, E-

Syntax
var json-object-name = { string : number_value, .......}

Example
Example showing Number Datatype, value should not be quoted
var obj = {marks: 97}

String

It is a sequence of zero or more double quoted Unicode characters with


backslash escaping.
Character is a single character string i.e. a string with length 1.
The table shows string types
Type
"
\
/
b
f
n
r
t
u

Description
double quotation
reverse solidus
solidus
backspace
form feed
new line
carriage return
horizontal tab
four hexadecimal digits

Syntax
var json-object-name = { string : "string value", .......}

Example
Example showing String Datatype
var obj = {name: 'Amit'}

Boolean
It includes true or false values.
Syntax
var json-object-name = { string : true/false, .......}

Example
var obj = {name: 'Amit', marks: 97, distinction: true}

Array

It is an ordered collection of values.


These are enclosed in square brackets which means that array begins with .[.
and ends with .]..
The values are separated by , (comma).
Array indexing can be started at 0 or 1.
Arrays should be used when the key names are sequential integers.
Syntax
[ value, .......]

Example
Example showing array containing multiple objects
{

"books": [
{ "language":"Java" , "edition":"second" },
{ "language":"C++" , "lastName":"fifth" },
{ "language":"C" , "lastName":"third" }
]

Object
It is an unordered set of name/value pairs.
Objects are enclosed in curly braces that is, it starts with '{' and ends with '}'.
Each name is followed by ':'(colon) and the name/value pairs are separated by ,
(comma).
The keys must be strings and should be different from each other.
Objects should be used when the key names are arbitrary strings.
Syntax
{ string : value, .......}

Example
Example showing Object
{

"id": "011A",
"language": "JAVA",
"price": 500,

Whitespace
It can be inserted between any pair of tokens. It can be added to make a code more
readable. Example shows declaration with and without whitespace
Syntax
{string:" ",....}

Example
var i = " sachin";
var j = " saurav"

null
It means empty type.
Syntax
null

Example
var i = null;
if(i == 1){
document.write("<h1>value is 1</h1>");
}
else{
document.write("<h1>value is null</h1>");
}

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