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JSON - A quick overview

JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation
JSON is a syntax for storing data in Formbird
JSON makes it possible to store javascript objects as text.

JSON Syntax

Data is stored in key/value pairs eg: "name":"Fred" - where the key is "name" and the value is "Fred"
Data is separated by commas eg:
All data in Formbird is stored in the JSON syntax

"name":"Fred",  
"age":55

Curly braces hold objects, and in Formbird, everything is an object. We refer to this base object as a 'document' eg:

{  
    "name":"Fred s",  
    "age":55  
}

Square brackets hold 'arrays' - an array is simply a list of data.
An array is the 'value' of a key/value pair eg:

{  
    "name":"Fred",  
    "age":55  
    "siblings":["John","Gladys","Henry"]  
}

The value of a key/value pair can be an object eg:

{  
    "name": {  
        "firstName":"Fred",  
        "lastName":"Jones"
            },  
    "age":55  
    "siblings":["John","Gladys","Henry"]  
}

Arrays can hold objects too eg:

{  
    "name": {  
        "firstName":"Fred",  
        "lastName":"Jones"
            },  
    "age":55  
    "siblings":["John","Gladys","Henry"],
    "parents":[
        {"name":"Jane Smith"},
        {"name":"John Jones"}
        ]
}

This basic structure can be as deep as necessary - for example arrays can contain objects which themselves can contain arrays.