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This document provides a cheat sheet overview of JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) syntax including examples of objects, arrays, values, and string formatting. It explains that JSON is commonly used to transmit data between a server and web application with a top-level object structure. Various data types are supported as values within JSON objects and arrays such as strings, numbers, booleans, null values, and other objects/arrays.

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JSON Cheat Sheet: by Via

This document provides a cheat sheet overview of JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) syntax including examples of objects, arrays, values, and string formatting. It explains that JSON is commonly used to transmit data between a server and web application with a top-level object structure. Various data types are supported as values within JSON objects and arrays such as strings, numbers, booleans, null values, and other objects/arrays.

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JSON Cheat Sheet

by Gaston via cheatography.com/24027/cs/5472/

Overview example Array

{ "sequence": 52634, [] empty array


​ ​ ​"​emp​loy​ees​" : [ [ value ] single element array
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ { "​fir​st": "​Ann​a", "​las​t:": "​Smi​th", "​loc​": 1},
[ value , value , ... ] multiple value array
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ { "​fir​st": "​Joh​n", "​las​t:": "​Doe​", "​loc​" : 1 },
(1) See "​Val​ues​" box for inform​ation on possible values
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ { "​fir​st": "​San​dra​", "​las​t:": "​Jon​es", "​loc​" :
2}
Strings
​ ​ ​ ],
"​" empty string
​ ​ ​ ​"​loc​ati​ons​" : [
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ { "​cit​y" : "New York", "​typ​e" : "​HQ", key: 1 }, "some string charac​ter​s" string​ (1)

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ { "​cit​y" : "Los Angele​s", "​typ​e" : "​Bra​nch​", (1) see "​String charac​ter​s" box for details on allowed characters and
key: 2 } coding
​ ​ ​ ]
} String character

​ non-sp​ecial Any unicode character except " (quotes), \ (backs​lash)


characters or any control character
This is a virtual example demons​trating JSON usage. The main object
contains a sequence number ("se​que​nce​") with a value of 52634, an array \" double quotes
of employees and an array of locations.
\\ backslash

\/ slash
Values
\b backspace
"​str​ing​" see "​Str​ing​s" box for details
\f formfeed
1234 integer number
\n newlinw
1234.5678 floating point number
\r carriage return
1.234e-3 floating point with expone​nt(1)
\t horizontal tab
true boolean "​Tru​e"
\uXXXX where XXXX is the 4 digit hexade​cimal unicode code
false boolean "​Fal​se" for the character
null denoting "​emp​y"

object a value can be an object

array a value can be an array of values

(1) Exponent prefix is case insens​itive (e or E) and could be followed by a


sign, mandatory for negative, optional for positive

Object

{} empty object

{ "​key​" : value } single value object

{ "​key​1" : value , "​key​2": value, ... } multiple value object

(1) An object is the preferred top level structure for JSON


(2) The key can be any string (see "​str​ing​" for details)
(3) See "​Val​ues​" box for inform​ation on possible values

By Gaston Published 21st October, 2015. Sponsored by CrosswordCheats.com


cheatography.com/gaston/ Last updated 21st October, 2015. Learn to solve cryptic crosswords!
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