JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a common text format for storing simple data structures. Its object notation represents values as key-value pairs, making fields accessible through JavaScript dot notation. section 3.1.3
[
{
id": 1,
"name": "Zoe",
"position": "Data analyst",
"works_with_d3": false
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "James",
"position": "Frontend developer",
"works_with_d3": true
},
{
"id": 3,
"name": "Alice",
"position": "Fullstack developer",
"works_with_d3": true
},
{
"id": 4,
"name": "Hubert",
"position": "Designer",
"works_with_d3": false
}
]
An employee dataset represented as an array of JSON objects, including numeric, text, and Boolean values. section 3.1.3
JSON fits common data workflows in D3:
- API endpoints often provide information in JSON format. section 3.1.3
- D3 loads JSON files with d3.json(). section 3.1.3
- D3 also transforms tabular files into arrays of objects. section 3.1.3
