JSON Format

Excerpts from JSON Tutorial

"JSON is a syntax for storing and exchanging data.

JSON is language independent."

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Excerpts from JSON Syntax

"JSON syntax is part of JavaScript syntax:

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

JSON data is written as name/value pairs. A name/value pair consists of a field name (in double quotes), followed by a colon, followed by a value."

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 braces)
• null"