JSON - Beginners Guide to learning JSON with JavaScript
Guide to learning how to use JavaScript Objects and JSON data. JSON is the most popular format for data exchange between applications. If you are interested in connected to a web API chances are its JSON formatted. Learn to use AJAX to connect and bring JSON data into your JavaScript.
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Guide to learning how to use JavaScript Objects and JSON data. JSON is the most popular format for data exchange between applications. If you are interested in connected to a web API chances are its JSON formatted. Learn to use AJAX to connect and bring JSON data into your JavaScript.
Guide to learning how to use JavaScript Objects and JSON data. JSON is the most popular format for data exchange between applications. If you are interested in connected to a web API chances are its JSON formatted. Learn to use AJAX to connect and bring JSON data into your JavaScript.
This course shows you how to work with JSON formatted data, output content, loop JSON data, Parse JSON and a whole lot more.
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a syntax for data. JSON is easier to use than XML and human readable. Most modern web APIs output data in JSON formats. It's a lightweight data interchange format that is quickly becoming the default format for data exchange on internet today. JSON is lightweight, language independent and easy to read and write. JSON is better than XML and more popular.
Within the lessons of this course we will explore
- JavaScript data types used to hold variables and how they work
- JSON and how to write JSON data
- How to add values into a JSON object
- Accessing JSON data and bringing it into JavaScript
- JavaScript JSON parse and stringify methods
- Adding JSON to local storage
- Retrieving back data within JSON formats, updating and working with JSON
- Connecting to a web API using fetch
- Retrieving JSON data from a web API and outputting the results into your web page
- Iterating threw multiple results from an API
- Google Spreadsheet data as JSON and how to practice retrieving data
- All of the source code and resources are in included
- Explore different methods of working with the JSON data stringify and parsing
- How JavaScript objects can use Arrays to hold multiple items
- How JavaScript arrays work and store data
Get started with JSON quickly
Understanding the basics of JavaScript and how to create websites is a prerequisites to this course. It covers working within JavaScript code to produce dynamic functionality. Learning how to work with JSON is a key skill within modern web development. JSON and APIs are everywhere, once you start working with them you will be amazed at what can be done with a few lines of code.
Taught by an instructor with over 18 years of real world web development experience. Friendly support is always available within the Q&A section of this course. I'm here to help you learn about JSON and ready to answer any questions you may have. One course instructor who is also a web developer with the real world knowledge to help you learn.
Join now and bring some JSON data into you web applications today.
Everything you need to get started using JSON is included within this course..
Resources, source files and top links are also included.
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Learning objectives
- Connect to apis and retrieve json data
- Parse json data from strings
- Be able to work with javascript objects
- Understand how javascript arrays work
- Create json object arrays
- Connect to apis and retrieve json data
- Parse json data from strings
- Be able to work with javascript objects
- Understand how javascript arrays work
- Create json object arrays
Syllabus
Apply JSON within JavaScript Applications
Introduction to Course JSON
Introduction to JSON
Explore JavaScript Objects
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Activities
Practice Writing JSON Objects
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Reinforce your understanding of the basic syntax and structure of JSON objects by practicing writing them independently.
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Create a blank JSON object.
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Add properties and values to the object.
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Use the JSON.stringify() method to convert the object to a JSON string.
Explore JSON APIs with Fetch
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Expand your knowledge of JSON APIs and the Fetch API by following guided tutorials that demonstrate how to fetch and parse JSON data from real-world APIs.
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Fetch API
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Find a JSON API to work with.
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Use the Fetch API to send a request to the API.
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Handle the response and parse the JSON data.
Parse JSON Data from a String
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Solidify your understanding of how to extract and utilize data from JSON strings by practicing parsing JSON with the JSON.parse() method.
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JSON Parsing
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Obtain a JSON string.
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Use the JSON.parse() method to convert the string to a JavaScript object.
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Access and manipulate the data within the parsed object.
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Build a Simple JSON-Based Data Store
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Deepen your comprehension of how JSON is used for data storage by creating a simple JSON-based data store that allows you to save and retrieve data locally.
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Local Storage
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Design the structure of your data store.
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Create a function to save data to local storage as a JSON string.
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Create a function to retrieve data from local storage and parse it back into a JavaScript object.
Practice Writing JSON Objects
Show steps
Reinforce your understanding of the basic syntax and structure of JSON objects by practicing writing them independently.
Show steps
- Create a blank JSON object.
- Add properties and values to the object.
- Use the JSON.stringify() method to convert the object to a JSON string.
Explore JSON APIs with Fetch
Show steps
Expand your knowledge of JSON APIs and the Fetch API by following guided tutorials that demonstrate how to fetch and parse JSON data from real-world APIs.
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Fetch API
Show steps
- Find a JSON API to work with.
- Use the Fetch API to send a request to the API.
- Handle the response and parse the JSON data.
Parse JSON Data from a String
Show steps
Solidify your understanding of how to extract and utilize data from JSON strings by practicing parsing JSON with the JSON.parse() method.
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JSON Parsing
Show steps
- Obtain a JSON string.
- Use the JSON.parse() method to convert the string to a JavaScript object.
- Access and manipulate the data within the parsed object.
Build a Simple JSON-Based Data Store
Show steps
Deepen your comprehension of how JSON is used for data storage by creating a simple JSON-based data store that allows you to save and retrieve data locally.
Browse courses on
Local Storage
Show steps
- Design the structure of your data store.
- Create a function to save data to local storage as a JSON string.
- Create a function to retrieve data from local storage and parse it back into a JavaScript object.
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