Comments on: What exactly is JSON? http://shawnmccool.com/2009/04/15/what-exactly-is-json/ a blog about web and game development Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ShawnMcCool http://shawnmccool.com/2009/04/15/what-exactly-is-json/comment-page-1/#comment-273 ShawnMcCool Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:39:19 +0000 http://shawnmccool.com/?p=254#comment-273 As AJAX example would go something like this: 1) JavaScript client (browser) posts username and password to PHP. 2) PHP authenticates the information against the database. 3) PHP generates a response which is json_encoded and sent to the browser. 4) JavaScript client 'eval'uates the JSON which creates an object. 5) JavaScript client then determines behavior based on the data in the object. As AJAX example would go something like this:

1) JavaScript client (browser) posts username and password to PHP.
2) PHP authenticates the information against the database.
3) PHP generates a response which is json_encoded and sent to the browser.
4) JavaScript client ‘eval’uates the JSON which creates an object.
5) JavaScript client then determines behavior based on the data in the object.

]]> By: Justin http://shawnmccool.com/2009/04/15/what-exactly-is-json/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Justin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:41:34 +0000 http://shawnmccool.com/?p=254#comment-272 So, how would this all work in a full AJAX transaction? Would it go something like... 1. SQL query 2. PHP encode to JSON 3. JavaScript parses JSON 4. Client sees results 5. Client makes change to data 6. Annnnnnd not sure from here... So, how would this all work in a full AJAX transaction? Would it go something like…

1. SQL query
2. PHP encode to JSON
3. JavaScript parses JSON
4. Client sees results
5. Client makes change to data
6. Annnnnnd not sure from here…

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