JSON

What Is JSON?

JSON is short for JavaScript Object Notation, and is a way to store information in an organized, easy-to-access manner. In a nutshell, it gives us a human-readable collection of data that we can access in a really logical manner.

Storing JSON Data

var jason = {
    'age' : '24',
    'hometown' : 'Missoula, MT',
    'gender' : 'male'
};

document.write(jason.age); document.write(jason.gender);

Storing JSON Data in Arrays

var family = [{
    'name' : 'Jason',
    'age' : '24',
    'gender' : 'male'
},
{
    'name' : 'Kyle',
    'age' : '21',
    'gender' : 'male'
}];

document.write(family[1].name); document.write(family[0].age);

Nesting JSON Data

var family = {
    'jason' : {
        'name' : 'Jason Lengstorf',
        'age' : '24',
        'gender' : 'male'
    },
    'kyle' : {
        'name' : 'Kyle Lengstorf',
        'age' : '21',
        'gender' : 'male'
    }
}

document.write(family.jason.name); document.write(family.kyle.age); document.write(family.jason.gender);

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