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JavaScript

Austin Schneider
Austin Schneider
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Posted by Austin Schneider
Austin Schneider
4,919 Points

json Parameter Question

Hello,

Just wondering if someone can explain to me the json parameter that is passed to the getJSON function in the event listener and then the new getProfiles function in this video. Where did 'json' come from? I don't see it declared as a variable anywhere... why does this work? Is it DOM object or something?

Thanks Austin

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

.getJSON() is a javascript method that performance a particular action. I'm not sure what exactly you're wanting to know since you're not linking to the video or sharing any code, but you talk about a variable json that is passed into the method and that is simply a name for the parameter that is passed in. And you could give that any name. I would imagine it's called JSON because it refers to the file path to the JSON file that is referred to in the getJSON().

Hope this helps. Let us know if we can help further. :)