json.md

json examples

prime example

{}

one attribute

{"name": "Jan"}

more attributes

{"name": "Jan", "age": 41}

as variable

var details = {"name": "Jan", "age": 41};
details.name; 		// equals Jan
details["name"];	// also equals Jan

change property

details.name = "Pam";

an arry in json

{
	"name" : "Pam",
	"skills" : [ "sword", "tnt", "kung fu" ]
}

as a variable

Javascript:

var details = {"name": "Jan", "age": 41};
JSON.stringify(details);

returns:

{"name":"Jan","age":41}

formatted (slightly)

Javascript:

JSON.stringify(details, null, "\t");

returns:

{
	"name": "Jan",
	"age": 41
}

Javascript:

JSON.stringify(details, null, "INDENT");

returns:

{
	INDENT"name": "Jan",
	INDENT"age": 41
}