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);