Accessing an array of objects stored in a json file

Question

I am trying to access an array of objects, with javascript, that is stored in a json file on my site. I could just include the array of objects in my js, but I'm trying to learn how to use json files.

I would like to store the array as a variable in my js file. What is the best way to go about this?

Welcome to Stack Overflow. It is better to post with an example of your current code. — Twisty, Oct 05 '15 at 16:28
Here is a great post on this subject http://stackoverflow.com/questions/191881/serializing-to-json-in-jquery?rq=1. — jsh, Oct 05 '15 at 16:31

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 05 '15 at 16:28

You just need to pass the String to:

JSON.parse("{my:'object'}")

To read the file from the server, just use the ajax api.

$.get( "my-endpoint/test.json", function( data ) {
  var jsObject = JSON.parse(data)
});

I guess Jquery might already have parsed the data and you do not even need to call JSON.parse() - try it out :)

Accessing an array of objects stored in a json file

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