Beginning JSON

CHAPTER 5

Creating JSON

Serialization is the process of taking a snapshot of a data structure in a manner that allows it to be stored, transmitted, and reconstructed back into a data structure at a later point in time. As serialization is merely a process rather than the utilization, its applications are mainly limited by your application’s needs. This chapter will explore the serialization methods utilized by the JavaScript language and required of the JSON subset.

While serialization may seem like a mystical concept, the result of the snapshot, at the most atomic level, is nothing more than a string. The serialization process is simply the ...