Basics of JSON

What is JSON?

JSON (which is short for JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight format for storing and transporting data. A JSON file will typically contain a list of what are known as JSON Objects, identified by a matching name and value pair, each object separated by a comma :

{
	"object_name": "value",
	"object_name2": "value2"
			
}

JSON Objects can also contain arrays of other objects:

{
	"object_name3":
	[
		{"sub-object1": "sub-value1"},
		{"sub-object2": "sub-value2"},
		{"sub-object3": "sub-value3"}
	]
}