Using JSON Data with Coldfusion

Question

I\'ve worked with JSON data in the past - mainly \'fudging\' my way to a solution, and not really understanding why or how things work. I\'ve come across an issue where the

Answer 1

(This is really more of a comment, but is a bit too long ... )

I've worked with JSON data in the past - mainly 'fudging' my way to a solution, and not really understanding why or how things work

JSON strings are essentially just a representations of two objects:

• arrays which are denoted by [] and
• structures (or objects) which are denoted by {}

Looking at the API string, the braces {} indicate you are dealing with a structure:

     { "theKey": "theValue" }

In your case, the domain name is the structure key:

    { "domain.co.uk": "theValue" }

.. and the value is a nested structure containing two static keys: "status" and "classkey"

    { "theKey":  {"status":"available","classkey":"thirdleveldotuk"}  }

As with any structure, you can iterate through the keys dynamically using a for .. in loop, a collection loop if you prefer cfml.

     for (theKey in theStruct) {
         WriteDump( theKey ); // ie "domain.co.uk"
     }

Then inside the loop use associative array notation to grab the value, ie:

     theStatus = theStruct[ theKey ]["status"]; // "available"

     // ... OR
     theValue  = theStruct[ theKey ]; 
     theStatus = theValue.status;

That is all there is to it. You can use similar logic to access any type of nested structures.