How do I receive a JSON file using AJAX and parse it using javascript?

Question

I\'m trying to parse this very long and complicated JSON that foursquare gives me. This is my AJAX request:

    $.ajax({
      url: \'https://api.foursquare.         


        

Answer 1

The success property of the object in your ajax call just needs function name or an function object. You either give it just the name, like that:

    $.ajax({
      url: 'https://api.foursquare.com/v2/venues/explore',
      dataType: 'json',
      data: 'limit=7&ll='+latitude+','+longitude+'&client_id='+client_id+'&client_secret='+client_secret+'',
      async: false,
      success: getVenues
});

or you do this:

  $.ajax({
      url: 'https://api.foursquare.com/v2/venues/explore',
      dataType: 'json',
      data: 'limit=7&ll='+latitude+','+longitude+'&client_id='+client_id+'&client_secret='+client_secret+'',
      async: false,
      success: function(data) { getVenues(data) }
});