JSON

Updated: 10/11/2017 by Computer Hope
javascript object notation

Short for JavaScript Object Notation, JSON is a data format for transmitting data from one place to another, most commonly between a server and a Web application. The JSON format was specified by Douglas Crockford.

JSON is based on the JavaScript programming language, but can be used in most other languages with a special JSON parser. It is an alternative to XML (eXtensible Markup Language) for storing, associating, and accessing data. Below is an example of valid JSON:

{
 "Name" : "Ed",
 "Career" : "Teacher"
}

Basically, JSON formats data to JavaScript objects and facilitates using name and value pairs, arrays, strings, and other data types. When this data is read by a JSON parser, it's converted into the appropriate data type in the programming language used for quick retrieval of data. When saving JSON data, the file extension used is .json.

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