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Craig Kempster
4,332 PointsImporting external JSON file using Native JS
I am working on a personal project where I am trying to import an external JSON array file using native Java Script, do you have any videos in the library which explain the process of reading JSON files. I do not wish to use an external library, the idea is to understand the process.
Thank you Craig
3 Answers
Craig Kempster
4,332 PointsThank you Steven, the course was an eye opener
Steven Parker
229,783 PointsIn the past this would have been a huge pain, but the relatively new native "fetch" function makes this nearly as easy to do as with jQuery:
fetch("array.json")
.then(response => response.json())
.then(obj => /* do what you want here with the JSON object "obj" */);
Note that the default security settings of some browsers might not allow loading local files from the computer.
Craig Kempster
4,332 PointsThank You Steven
Is there a JSON course in Treehouse that you are aware of?
Steven Parker
229,783 PointsNot that I know of, but there's a Working with the Fetch API workshop.
Steven Parker
229,783 PointsSteven Parker
229,783 PointsCraig Kempster - Glad to help. But normally, you'd select as "best answer" the answer that contained the information that resolved your issue.
Any comments you might want to make can be added to the question with "add comment" instead of creating another "answer".