JSON To XML

What is JSON

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation); also ECMA-404, JSON Data Interchange Format

JSON is a lightweight, text-based, language-independent data interchange format. It was derived from the Javascript/ECMAScript programming language, but is programming language independent. JSON is considered as a lightweight alternative to XML, as in JSON: The Fat-Free Alternative to XML, a 2006 presentation by JSON's developer, Douglas Crockford. JSON defines a small set of structuring rules for the portable representation of structured data. JSON provides simple notation for expressing objects, collections of name/value pairs, and for arrays, ordered lists of values. By nesting these two basic structures, trees and other complex data structures can be represented.

JSON syntax uses braces (curly brackets: {} ), square brackets ( [] ), colons, and commas to arrange values that are strings (sequences of characters in double quotes) or numbers (expressed as sequences of digits) into the two basic structures.

An object is an unordered set of name/value pairs. An object begins with { (left brace) and ends with } (right brace). Each name is followed by : (colon) and the name/value pairs are separated by , (comma). An array is an ordered collection of values. An array begins with [ (left bracket) and ends with ] (right bracket). Values are separated by , (comma). A value can be a string in double quotes, or a number, or true or false or null, or an object or an array. These structures can be nested.