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JSON Objects

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Object Syntax #

Example #

{ "name":"John", "age":30, "car":null }

JSON objects are surrounded by curly braces {}.

JSON objects are written in key/value pairs.

Keys must be strings, and values must be a valid JSON data type (string, number, object, array, boolean or null).

Keys and values are separated by a colon.

Each key/value pair is separated by a comma.

Accessing Object Values #

You can access the object values by using dot (.) notation:

Example #

myObj = { "name":"John", "age":30, "car":null }; x = myObj.name;

You can also access the object values by using bracket ([]) notation:

Example #

myObj = { "name":"John", "age":30, "car":null }; x = myObj["name"];

Looping an Object #

You can loop through object properties by using the for-in loop:

Example #

myObj = { "name":"John", "age":30, "car":null }; for (x in myObj) { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML += x; }

In a for-in loop, use the bracket notation to access the property values:

Example #

myObj = { "name":"John", "age":30, "car":null }; for (x in myObj) { document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML += myObj[x]; }

Nested JSON Objects #

Values in a JSON object can be another JSON object.

Example #

myObj = { "name":"John", "age":30, "cars": { "car1":"Ford", "car2":"BMW", "car3":"Fiat" } }

You can access nested JSON objects by using the dot notation or bracket notation:

Example #

x = myObj.cars.car2; // or: x = myObj.cars["car2"];

Modify Values #

You can use the dot notation to modify any value in a JSON object:

Example #

myObj.cars.car2 = "Mercedes";

 

You can also use the bracket notation to modify a value in a JSON object:

Example #

myObj.cars["car2"] = "Mercedes";

Delete Object Properties #

Use the delete keyword to delete properties from a JSON object:

Example #

delete myObj.cars.car2;

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