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The document provides an overview of JSON, including: - JSON is a lightweight data format that is easy to read and write for humans and machines. It is based on a subset of JavaScript but is language independent. - JSON syntax uses objects containing name-value pairs and arrays. Objects are wrapped in curly braces and arrays in square brackets. - JSON supports basic data types like strings, numbers, booleans, null and objects/arrays. - JSON is commonly used to transfer data between the server and web pages, for asynchronous calls, working with data stores, and saving form/user data.

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Json Basic

The document provides an overview of JSON, including: - JSON is a lightweight data format that is easy to read and write for humans and machines. It is based on a subset of JavaScript but is language independent. - JSON syntax uses objects containing name-value pairs and arrays. Objects are wrapped in curly braces and arrays in square brackets. - JSON supports basic data types like strings, numbers, booleans, null and objects/arrays. - JSON is commonly used to transfer data between the server and web pages, for asynchronous calls, working with data stores, and saving form/user data.

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JSON: The Basics

Overview

What is JSON?

Comparisons with XML

Syntax

Data Types

Usage

Live Examples
What is JSON?
JSON is…

A lightweight text based data-interchange format

Completely language independent

Based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming


Language

Easy to understand, manipulate and generate


JSON is NOT…

Overly Complex

A “document” format

A markup language

A programming language
Why use JSON?

Straightforward syntax

Easy to create and manipulate

Can be natively parsed in JavaScript using eval()

Supported by all major JavaScript frameworks

Supported by most backend technologies


JSON vs. XML
Much Like XML

Plain text formats

“Self-describing“ (human readable)

Hierarchical (Values can contain lists of objects or


values)
Not Like XML

Lighter and faster than XML

JSON uses typed objects. All XML values are


type- less strings and must be parsed at runtime.

Less syntax, no semantics

Properties are immediately accessible to


JavaScript code
Knocks against JSON

Lack of namespaces

No inherit validation (XML has DTD


and templates, but there is JSONlint)

Not extensible

It’s basically just not XML


Syntax
JSON Object Syntax

Unordered sets of name/value pairs

Begins with { (left brace)

Ends with } (right brace)

Each name is followed by : (colon)

Name/value pairs are separated by ,


(comma)
JSON Example

var employeeData =
"employee_id": { 123456
7,
"name": "Jeff Fox",
"hire_date": "1/1/2013",
"location": "Norwalk, CT",
"consultant": false
};
Arrays in JSON

An ordered collection of values

Begins with [ (left bracket)

Ends with ] (right bracket)

Name/value pairs are separated by ,


(comma)
JSON Array Example

var employeeData = {
"employee_id": 1236937,
"name": "Jeff Fox",
"hire_date": "1/1/2013",
"location": "Norwalk, CT",
"consultant": false,
"random_nums":
[ 24,65,12,94 ]
};
Data Types
Data Types: Strings

Sequence of 0 or more Unicode characters

Wrapped in "double quotes“

Backslash escapement
Data Types: Numbers

Integer

Real

Scientific

No octal or hex

No NaN or Infinity – Use null


instead.
Data Types: Booleans & Null

Booleans: true or false

Null: A value that specifies nothing or no value.


Data Types: Objects & Arrays

Objects: Unordered key/value pairs wrapped in


{}

Arrays: Ordered key/value pairs wrapped in [ ]


JSON Usage
How & When to use JSON

Transfer data to and from a server

Perform asynchronous data calls without requiring


a page refresh

Working with data stores

Compile and save form or user data for local


storage
Where is JSON used today?

Anywhere and
everywhere!

And many,
many more!

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