JSON: javascript object notation

JSON is syntax for storing and exchanging text information, much like XML.(FROM w3schools.com)

JSON is smaller than XML, faster and easier to parse(从语法上分析).

{

"students":

[ {"name": "Double Shuang"},

{"age" :21},

{"gender":"female"}

]

}

JSON syntax is subset of javascript syntax.

Data is in Name/value pairs.

A name/value pair consists of a field name( in double quotes), followed by a colon, followed by a value.

JSON syntax is a subset of the JavaScript object notation syntax:

• Data is in name/value pairs
• Data is separated by commas
• Curly braces hold objects
• Square brackets hold arrays

"gender": "female";

JSON values can be:

• A number (integer or floating point)
• A string (in double quotes)
• A Boolean (true or false)
• An array (in square brackets)
• An object (in curly brackets)
• null

JSON Objects

JSON objects are written inside curly brackets,

Objects can contain multiple name/values pairs:

like this:

{"first name":"John", "last name":"Doe"};

JSON Arrays: are written inside square brackets.

An array can contain multiple objects

{

"students":

[ {"name": "Double Shuang"},

{"age" :21},

{"gender":"female"}

]

}

Use Javascript Syntax:

var employee=[

{"FirstName":"John","LastName":"Doe"},

{"FirstName":"Anna","LastName":"Smith"},

{"FristName":"Peter","LastName":"Jones"}

];

access to the array:

employees[0].firstName + " " + employees[0].lastName;

modify array:

employees[0].firstName="Gilbert";