javascript-and-json Flashcards
1
Q
What is JSON?
A
A text-based data format for representing data based on JavaScript object syntax
2
Q
What are serialization and deserialization?
A
Serialization is converting an object into a stream of bytes to be transferred or stored.
Desterilization is converting a stream of bytes from storage or network to an object with same state
3
Q
Why are serialization and deserialization useful?
A
useful in transferring/storing data to a database, file or to memory
4
Q
How do you serialize a data structure into a JSON string using JavaScript?
A
the JSON.stringify method
5
Q
How do you deserialize a JSON string into a data structure using JavaScript?
A
the JSON.parse method
