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ABOUT JSONLINT EDITOR

JSONLint is a validator and reformatter for JSON, a lightweight data-interchange
format. Copy and paste, directly type, or input a URL in the editor above and
let JSONLint tidy and validate your messy JSON code.


WHAT IS JSON?

JSON (pronounced as Jason), stands for "JavaScript Object Notation," is a
human-readable and compact solution to represent a complex data structure and
facilitate data interchange between systems. It's a widespread data format with
a diverse range of applications enabled by its simplicity and semblance to
readable text. As such, it's used by most but not all systems for communicating
data.


WHY USE JSON?

There are several reasons why you should consider using JSON, the key reason
being that JSON is independent of your system's programming language, despite
being derived from JavaScript. Not only is JSON language-independent, but it
also represents data that speaks common elements of many programming languages,
effectively making it into a universal data representation understood by all
systems.

Other reasons include:

 * Readability – JSON is human-readable, given proper formatting.
 * Compactness – JSON data format doesn't use a complete markup structure,
   unlike XML.
 * It's easy to analyze into logical syntactic components, especially in
   JavaScript.
 * Countless JSON libraries are available for most programming languages.


PROPER JSON FORMAT

Using JSON doesn't require any JavaScript knowledge, though having such would
only improve your understanding of JSON. And though the knowledge of JavaScript
isn't necessary, following specific rules is:

 * Data is in name/value pairs
 * Data is separated by commas
 * Objects are encapsulated within the opening and closing curly brackets
 * An empty object can be represented by {}
 * Arrays are encapsulated within opening and closing square brackets
 * An empty array can be represented by []
 * A member is represented by a key-value pair, contained in double quotes
 * Each member should have a unique key within an object structure
 * The value of a member must be contained in double quotes, if it's a string
 * Boolean values are represented using the true or false literals in lower case
 * Number values are represented using double-precision floating-point format
   and shouldn't have leading zeroes
 * "Offensive" characters in a string need to be escaped using the backslash
   character \
 * Null values are represented by the null literal in lower case
 * Dates, and similar object types, aren't adequately supported and should be
   converted to strings
 * Each member of an object or array value must be followed by a comma, except
   for the last one
 * The standard extension for the JSON file is '.json'
 * The mime type for JSON files is 'application/json'

You can achieve proper JSON formatting by following these simple rules. However,
if you're unsure about your code, we suggest using JSONLint Validator.


WHY USE JSONLINT VALIDATOR?

Programming can be challenging, as it requires enormous attention and excellent
knowledge of the programming language, even as simple as JSON. Still, writing
codeis tricky, and finding an error in JSON code can be a challenging and
time-consuming task.

The best way to find and correct errors while simultaneously saving time is to
use an online tool such as JSONLint. JSONLint will check the validity of your
JSON code, detect and point out line numbers of the code containing errors. It's
an excellent way to correct errors without wasting hours finding a missing coma
somewhere inside your code.


HOW DOES A JSONLINT VALIDATOR WORK?

JSONLint is an online editor, validator, and reformat tool for JSON, which
allows you to directly type your code, copy and paste it, or input a URL
containing your code. It will validate your JSON content according to JS
standards, informing you of every human-made error, which happens for a
multitude of reasons – one of them being the lack of focus.

Using JSONLint, you can quickly find any errors that might've occurred, allowing
youto focus more on the rest of your code than on a tiny error itself.


TIPS & TRICKS

 * You can directly input a URL into the editor and JSONLint will scrape it for
   JSON and parse it.
 * You can provide JSON to lint in the URL if you link to JSONLint with the
   "json" parameter. Here's an example URL to test.
 * JSONLint can also be used as a JSON compressor if you add ?reformat=compress
   to the URL.


COMMON ERRORS

 * Expecting 'STRING' - You probably have an extra comma at the end of your
   collection. Something like { "a": "b", }
 * Expecting 'STRING', 'NUMBER', 'NULL', 'TRUE', 'FALSE', '{', '[' - You
   probably have an extra comma at the end of your list. Something like: ["a",
   "b", ]
 * Enclosing your collection keys in quotes. Proper format for a collection is {
   "key": "value" }
 * Make sure you follow JSON's syntax properly. For example, always use double
   quotes, always quotify your keys, and remove all callback functions.


DIFFERENT RESULTS

If you use a Windows computer you may end up with different results. This is
possibly due to the way Windows handles newlines. Essentially, if you have just
newline characters (\n) in your JSON and paste it into JSONLint from a Windows
computer, it may validate it as valid erroneously since Windows may need a
carriage return (\r) as well to detect newlines properly. As a solution, either
use direct URL input, or make sure your content's newlines match the
architecture your system expects!


CREDITS

Maintained by CircleCell. Thanks to Douglas Crockford of JSON and JS Lint, and
Zach Carter, who built a pure JavaScript implementation. You can download the
JSONLint source code on GitHub.


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