What is JSON
JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others. These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language.
JSON example
The following is a simple example of JSON formatted text:
{
"name": "Simon Willison",
"age": 25,
"height": 1.68,
"urls": [
"http://simonwillison.net/",
"http://www.flickr.com/photos/simon/",
"http://simon.incutio.com/"
]
}