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JSON Last modified: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Short for JavaScript Object Notation, JSON is a lightweight data-interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write, and for machines to parse and generate. JSON is based on the object notation of the JavaScript language. However, it does not require JavaScript to read or write because it is a text format that is language independent. JSON notation contains these basic elements: Objects: Objects begin and end with curly braces ({}). Object Members:  Members consist of strings and values, separated by colon (:). Members are separated by commas. Arrays:  Arrays begin and end with braces and contain values. Values are separated by commas. Values: A value can be a string, a number, an object, an array, or the literals true, false or null. Strings: Strings are surrounded by double quotes and contain Unicode characters or common backslash escapes.
Developer.com Contains resources, tools, articles, discussion areas, and events of interest to Internet/intranet developers. Directories include: ActiveX, Java, JavaBeans, JavaScript, Microsoft and .NET, open source and VRML. JSON for Ajax Web services JSON is a subset to JavaScript, the de facto programming language used in all browsers. By structuring a data payload as a JSON response, you are effectively bypassing the need to parse an XML document in a browser — typically done via JavaScript of course — to get to the actual data. Speeding Up AJAX with JSON The XMLHttpRequest object analyzes the MIME type of the data coming back from the Web server by looking at the Content-type header that precedes the data. Tutorial: User-Defined Objects This tutorial describes JSON, a cross language data interchange format.	Related Categories Browsers Programming Languages Web 2.0 Web Development Web Services Related Terms Ajax API browser code JavaScript JavaScript Object Notation Web 2.0 Web services XMLHttpRequest Shopping JSON Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Books 1 Model Matches Music 1 Model Matches