JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) uses name/value pairs. This is similar to the tags used by XML. An example from the figure below shows, at the left, the XML tag of "<state>" with the value of "MN." The pairs for JSON are at the right. It similarly shows the name "state" is paired with the value "MN." The name/value pairs do not need to be in a specific order. Also, like XML, JSON provides resiliance to changes and avoids the brittleness of fixed record formats.

JSON and XML Comparison

JSON is an alternative to and .

JSON and Web Services

The following figure illustrates using JSON for Web Services. Also see .

JSON Messages

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