JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Standards
JSON is an open standard file format and data interchange format defined in RFC 8259 and ECMA-404. It uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays.
Supported JSON Data Types
- String: Sequence of zero or more Unicode characters wrapped in double quotes (e.g.
"hello"). Single quotes are invalid JSON. - Number: Signed decimal number (e.g.
42,-3.14,1.0e10). Hex or octal notation is not supported. - Object: Unordered collection of key-value pairs wrapped in curly braces
{ ... }. - Array: Ordered sequence of zero or more values wrapped in square brackets
[ ... ]. - Boolean: Either
trueorfalse. - Null: The empty value literal
null.