JSON Editor

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data interchange format that is easy for humans to read and write and easy for machines to parse and generate.

Key features of JSON:

• Text-based format: JSON is language-independent and uses conventions familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages.
• Simple structure: JSON is built on two structures - a collection of name/value pairs (object) and an ordered list of values (array).
• Universal support: Almost all programming languages have built-in functions or libraries to parse and generate JSON.
• Human-readable: Unlike binary formats, JSON is easy to read and edit manually.

This tool helps you work with JSON data client-side, with all processing happening in your browser for privacy and security.

Here's an example of a JSON object representing a person:

{
  "name": "John Doe",
  "age": 30,
  "isActive": true,
  "address": {
    "street": "123 Main St",
    "city": "Anytown",
    "zipCode": "12345"
  },
  "phoneNumbers": [
    {
      "type": "home",
      "number": "555-1234"
    },
    {
      "type": "work",
      "number": "555-5678"
    }
  ]
}

Common JSON data types:

Using JSON in Different Languages

Here are examples of how to work with JSON in different programming languages:

// Parse JSON string into an object
const jsonString = '{"name": "John", "age": 30}';
const obj = JSON.parse(jsonString);
console.log(obj.name); // "John"

// Convert object to JSON string
const person = { name: "Jane", age: 25 };
const json = JSON.stringify(person);
console.log(json); // '{"name":"Jane","age":25}'
                

import json

# Parse JSON string into a dictionary
json_string = '{"name": "John", "age": 30}'
data = json.loads(json_string)
print(data["name"])  # "John"

# Convert dictionary to JSON string
person = {"name": "Jane", "age": 25}
json_string = json.dumps(person)
print(json_string)  # '{"name": "Jane", "age": 25}'
                

// Using Jackson library
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;

// Parse JSON string into an object
String jsonString = "{\"name\": \"John\", \"age\": 30}";
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
JsonNode node = mapper.readTree(jsonString);
String name = node.get("name").asText();  // "John"

// Convert object to JSON string
Map<String, Object> person = new HashMap<>();
person.put("name", "Jane");
person.put("age", 25);
String json = mapper.writeValueAsString(person);