Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a widely used language that was once the de facto standard for data interchange between applications. Since the advent of JSON, however, it has lost the advantage to the more simple nature of JSON. Nevertheless, XML is still used by applications and SOAP based web services
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), pronounced as Jason, is the most common data interchange format on the web. Douglas Crockford first released the JSON specification in the early 2000s. It is a simple format that is easier to comprehend than XML. It is also smaller in size because it does not have closing tags. A wide variety of programming languages can parse JSON files. They also support the serialization of data structures to JSON. You can copy JSON text to JavaScript and start using them without any modifications.
This setting governs whether or not the Output is indented. The indented Output is easier to comprehend. On the other hand, a non-indented output is compact. The smaller size is best for transmission over the network. So, we often minify JSON by removing non-essential whitespace.
{
"name": "John Doe",
"age": 69
}{"name":"John Doe","age":69}If selected, arrays are flattened when possible.
<catalog>
<book>
<author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
<title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
</book>
<book>
<author>Ralls, Kim</author>
<title>Midnight Rain</title>
</book>
</catalog>[
{
"author": "Gambardella, Matthew",
"title": "XML Developer's Guide"
},
{
"author": "Ralls, Kim",
"title": "Midnight Rain"
}
]{
"book": [
{
"author": "Gambardella, Matthew",
"title": "XML Developer's Guide"
},
{
"author": "Ralls, Kim",
"title": "Midnight Rain"
}
]
}The prefix to use for properties corresponding to XML attributes. Set blank to use no prefix
<catalog>
<book id="1">
<author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
<title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
</book>
<book id="2">
<author>Ralls, Kim</author>
<title>Midnight Rain</title>
</book>
</catalog>{
"book": [
{
"@id": "1",
"author": "Gambardella, Matthew",
"title": "XML Developer's Guide"
},
{
"@id": "2",
"author": "Ralls, Kim",
"title": "Midnight Rain"
}
]
}{
"book": [
{
"id": "1",
"author": "Gambardella, Matthew",
"title": "XML Developer's Guide"
},
{
"id": "2",
"author": "Ralls, Kim",
"title": "Midnight Rain"
}
]
}The name of the property that holds the value of XML text nodes
<catalog>
<book>
<author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
XML Developer's Guide
</book>
<book>
<author>Ralls, Kim</author>
Midnight Rain
</book>
</catalog>{
"book": [
{
"author": "Gambardella, Matthew",
"#text": "XML Developer's Guide"
},
{
"author": "Ralls, Kim",
"#text": "Midnight Rain"
}
]
}
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