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Name

loadJSONObject()

Description

Loads a JSON from the data folder or a URL, and returns a JSONObject.

All files loaded and saved by the Processing API use UTF-8 encoding.

Examples

  • // The following short JSON file called "data.json" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.

/*  
  {
    "id": 0,
    "species": "Panthera leo",
   "name": "Lion"
  }
*/

JSONObject json;

void setup() {

  json = loadJSONObject("data.json");

  int id = json.getInt("id");
  String species = json.getString("species");
  String name = json.getString("name");

  println(id + ", " + species + ", " + name);
}

// Sketch prints:
// 0, Panthera leo, Lion

Syntax

  • loadJSONObject(filename)

Parameters

  • filename(String)name of a file in the data folder or a URL

Return

  • JSONObject

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