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---
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language: json
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filename: learnjson.json
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contributors:
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- ["Anna Harren", "https://github.com/iirelu"]
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- ["Marco Scannadinari", "https://github.com/marcoms"]
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- ["himanshu", "https://github.com/himanshu81494"]
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---
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As JSON is an extremely simple data-interchange format, this is most likely going
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to be the simplest Learn X in Y Minutes ever.
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JSON in its purest form has no actual comments, but most parsers will accept
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C-style (`//`, `/* */`) comments. Some parsers also tolerate a trailing comma
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(i.e. a comma after the last element of an array or the after the last property of an object),
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but they should be avoided for better compatibility.
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For the purposes of this, however, everything is going to be 100% valid JSON. Luckily, it kind of speaks for itself.
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Data types supported by JSON includes: numbers, string, boolean, array, object and null.
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Supporting browsers are: Firefox(Mozilla) 3.5, Internet Explorer 8, Chrome, Opera 10, Safari 4.
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JSON file type for JSON files is ".json". The MIME type for JSON text is "application/json"
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Drawbacks of JSON include lack of type definition and some sort of DTD.
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```json
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{
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"key": "value",
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"keys": "must always be enclosed in double quotes",
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"numbers": 0,
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"strings": "Hellø, wørld. All unicode is allowed, along with \"escaping\".",
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"has bools?": true,
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"nothingness": null,
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"big number": 1.2e+100,
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"objects": {
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"comment": "Most of your structure will come from objects.",
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"array": [0, 1, 2, 3, "Arrays can have anything in them.", 5],
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"another object": {
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"comment": "These things can be nested, very useful."
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}
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},
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"silliness": [
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{
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"sources of potassium": ["bananas"]
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},
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[
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[1, 0, 0, 0],
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[0, 1, 0, 0],
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[0, 0, 1, "neo"],
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[0, 0, 0, 1]
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]
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],
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"alternative style": {
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"comment": "check this out!"
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, "comma position": "doesn't matter - as long as it's before the value, then it's valid"
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, "another comment": "how nice"
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},
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"that was short": "And, you're done. You now know everything JSON has to offer."
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}
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```
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