Convert JSON array to an HTML table in jQuery

Question

Is there a really easy way I can take an array of JSON objects and turn it into an HTML table, excluding a few fields? Or am I going to have to do this manually?

Answer 1

For very advanced JSON objects to HTML tables you can try My jQuery Solution that is based on this closed thread.

var myList=[{"name": "abc","age": 50},{"name": {"1": "piet","2": "jan","3": "klaas"},"age": "25","hobby": "watching tv"},{"name": "xyz","hobby": "programming","subtable": [{"a": "a","b": "b"},{"a": "a","b": "b"}]}];

// Builds the HTML Table out of myList json data from Ivy restful service.
 function buildHtmlTable() {
      addTable(myList, $("#excelDataTable"));
 }

function addTable(list, appendObj) {
    var columns = addAllColumnHeaders(list, appendObj);

    for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
        var row$ = $('');
        for (var colIndex = 0; colIndex < columns.length; colIndex++) {
            var cellValue = list[i][columns[colIndex]];

            if (cellValue == null) {
                cellValue = "";
            }

            if (cellValue.constructor === Array)
            {
                $a = $('');
                row$.append($a);
                addTable(cellValue, $a);

            } else if (cellValue.constructor === Object)
            {

                var array = $.map(cellValue, function (value, index) {
                    return [value];
                });

                $a = $('');
                row$.append($a);
                addObject(array, $a);

            } else {
                row$.append($('').html(cellValue));
            }
        }
        appendObj.append(row$);
    }
}


function addObject(list, appendObj) {
    for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
        var row$ = $('');

        var cellValue = list[i];

        if (cellValue == null) {
            cellValue = "";
        }

        if (cellValue.constructor === Array)
        {
            $a = $('');
            row$.append($a);
            addTable(cellValue, $a);

        } else if (cellValue.constructor === Object)
        {

            var array = $.map(cellValue, function (value, index) {
                return [value];
            });

            $a = $('');
            row$.append($a);
            addObject(array, $a);

        } else {
            row$.append($('').html(cellValue));
        }
        appendObj.append(row$);
    }
}

// Adds a header row to the table and returns the set of columns.
// Need to do union of keys from all records as some records may not contain
// all records
function addAllColumnHeaders(list, appendObj)
{
    var columnSet = [];
    var headerTr$ = $('');

    for (var i = 0; i < list.length; i++) {
        var rowHash = list[i];
        for (var key in rowHash) {
            if ($.inArray(key, columnSet) == -1) {
                columnSet.push(key);
                headerTr$.append($('').html(key));
            }
        }
    }
    appendObj.append(headerTr$);

    return columnSet;
}