- What is JSON and what is it used for? - Stack Overflow
679 JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight format that is used for data interchanging It is based on a subset of JavaScript language (the way objects are built in JavaScript) As stated in the MDN, some JavaScript is not JSON, and some JSON is not JavaScript An example of where this is used is web services responses
- JSON: why are forward slashes escaped? - Stack Overflow
JSON stems from Javascript (JavaScript Object Notation), it only makes sense that it was originally adapted for use in Javascript Unfortunately, as with all things related to Javascript, it has gained widespread use in all kinds of places
- How to escape special characters in building a JSON string?
356 A JSON string must be double-quoted, according to the specs, so you don't need to escape ' If you have to use special character in your JSON string, you can escape it using \ character See this list of special character used in JSON :
- Which JSON content type do I use? - Stack Overflow
Of course, the correct MIME media type for JSON is application json, but it's necessary to realize what type of data is expected in your application For example, I use Java Ext GWT and the server response must go as text html but contains JSON data
- Can comments be used in JSON? - Stack Overflow
JSON is used a lot for application data and configuration settings, so comments are necessary now The "official spec" is a nice idea, but it's insufficient and obsolete, so too bad Minify your JSON if you're concerned about payload size or performance
- pretty-print JSON using JavaScript - Stack Overflow
How can I display JSON in an easy-to-read (for human readers) format? I'm looking primarily for indentation and whitespace, with perhaps even colors font-styles etc
- Difference between { and [ when formatting JSON object
Difference between ' {' and ' [' when formatting JSON object Ask Question Asked 13 years, 9 months ago Modified 10 years, 5 months ago
- Is there any standard for JSON API response format?
Do standards or best practices exist for structuring JSON responses from an API? Obviously, every application's data is different, so that much I'm not concerned with, but rather the "response
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