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hi,
its my first time trying to work with jsons and i need some help,
i am trying to retrive data from the rottentomatoes.com api,
the problem is that it return the data as json...
how do i read the data in a json easily?
p.s:
this is an exemple of a json format:
<div style="color:black; background-color:white
<pre>{
02 <span style="color:#a31515 "total": 2,
03 <span style="color:#a31515 "movies": [{
04 <span style="color:#a31515 "id": <span style="color:#a31515 "770672122",
05 <span style="color:#a31515 "title": <span style="color:#a31515 "Toy Story 3",
06 <span style="color:#a31515 "year": 2010,
07 <span style="color:#a31515 "mpaa_rating": <span style="color:#a31515 "G",
08 <span style="color:#a31515 "runtime": 103,
09 <span style="color:#a31515 "critics_consensus": <span style="color:#a31515 "Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works.",
10 <span style="color:#a31515 "release_dates": {
11 <span style="color:#a31515 "theater": <span style="color:#a31515 "2010-06-18",
12 <span style="color:#a31515 "dvd": <span style="color:#a31515 "2010-11-02"
13 },
14 <span style="color:#a31515 "ratings": {
15 <span style="color:#a31515 "critics_rating": <span style="color:#a31515 "Certified Fresh",
16 <span style="color:#a31515 "critics_score": 99,
17 <span style="color:#a31515 "audience_rating": <span style="color:#a31515 "Upright",
18 <span style="color:#a31515 "audience_score": 91
19 },
20 <span style="color:#a31515 "synopsis": <span style="color:#a31515 "Pixar returns to their first success with Toy Story 3. The movie begins with Andy leaving for college and donating his beloved toys -- including Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen) -- to a daycare. While the crew meets new friends, including Ken (Michael Keaton), they soon grow to hate their new surroundings and plan an escape. The film was directed by Lee Unkrich from a script co-authored by Little Miss Sunshine scribe Michael Arndt. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi",
21 <span style="color:#a31515 "posters": {
22 <span style="color:#a31515 "thumbnail": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_mob.jpg",
23 <span style="color:#a31515 "profile": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_pro.jpg",
24 <span style="color:#a31515 "detailed": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_det.jpg",
25 <span style="color:#a31515 "original": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_ori.jpg"
26 },
27 <span style="color:#a31515 "abridged_cast": [
28 {
29 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Tom Hanks",
30 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Woody"]
31 },
32 {
33 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Tim Allen",
34 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Buzz Lightyear"]
35 },
36 {
37 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Joan Cusack",
38 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Jessie the Cowgirl"]
39 },
40 {
41 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Don Rickles",
42 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Mr. Potato Head"]
43 },
44 {
45 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Wallace Shawn",
46 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Rex"]
47 }
48 ],
49 <span style="color:#a31515 "alternate_ids": {<span style="color:#a31515 "imdb": <span style="color:#a31515 "0435761"},
50 <span style="color:#a31515 "links": {
51 <span style="color:#a31515 "self": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122.json",
52 <span style="color:#a31515 "alternate": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/toy_story_3/",
53 <span style="color:#a31515 "cast": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/cast.json",
54 <span style="color:#a31515 "clips": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/clips.json",
55 <span style="color:#a31515 "reviews": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/reviews.json",
56 <span style="color:#a31515 "similar": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/similar.json"
57 }
58 }],
59 <span style="color:#a31515 "links": {
60 <span style="color:#a31515 "self": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q=Toy+Story+3&page_limit=1&page=1",
61 <span style="color:#a31515 "next": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q=Toy+Story+3&page_limit=1&page=2"
62 },
63 <span style="color:#a31515 "link_template": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q={search-term}&page_limit={results-per-page}&page={page-number}"
64 }
[/code]
<br/>
<br/>
thanks in advance!
jony
<br/>
View the full article
its my first time trying to work with jsons and i need some help,
i am trying to retrive data from the rottentomatoes.com api,
the problem is that it return the data as json...
how do i read the data in a json easily?
p.s:
this is an exemple of a json format:
<div style="color:black; background-color:white
<pre>{
02 <span style="color:#a31515 "total": 2,
03 <span style="color:#a31515 "movies": [{
04 <span style="color:#a31515 "id": <span style="color:#a31515 "770672122",
05 <span style="color:#a31515 "title": <span style="color:#a31515 "Toy Story 3",
06 <span style="color:#a31515 "year": 2010,
07 <span style="color:#a31515 "mpaa_rating": <span style="color:#a31515 "G",
08 <span style="color:#a31515 "runtime": 103,
09 <span style="color:#a31515 "critics_consensus": <span style="color:#a31515 "Deftly blending comedy, adventure, and honest emotion, Toy Story 3 is a rare second sequel that really works.",
10 <span style="color:#a31515 "release_dates": {
11 <span style="color:#a31515 "theater": <span style="color:#a31515 "2010-06-18",
12 <span style="color:#a31515 "dvd": <span style="color:#a31515 "2010-11-02"
13 },
14 <span style="color:#a31515 "ratings": {
15 <span style="color:#a31515 "critics_rating": <span style="color:#a31515 "Certified Fresh",
16 <span style="color:#a31515 "critics_score": 99,
17 <span style="color:#a31515 "audience_rating": <span style="color:#a31515 "Upright",
18 <span style="color:#a31515 "audience_score": 91
19 },
20 <span style="color:#a31515 "synopsis": <span style="color:#a31515 "Pixar returns to their first success with Toy Story 3. The movie begins with Andy leaving for college and donating his beloved toys -- including Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen) -- to a daycare. While the crew meets new friends, including Ken (Michael Keaton), they soon grow to hate their new surroundings and plan an escape. The film was directed by Lee Unkrich from a script co-authored by Little Miss Sunshine scribe Michael Arndt. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi",
21 <span style="color:#a31515 "posters": {
22 <span style="color:#a31515 "thumbnail": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_mob.jpg",
23 <span style="color:#a31515 "profile": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_pro.jpg",
24 <span style="color:#a31515 "detailed": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_det.jpg",
25 <span style="color:#a31515 "original": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://content6.flixster.com/movie/11/13/43/11134356_ori.jpg"
26 },
27 <span style="color:#a31515 "abridged_cast": [
28 {
29 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Tom Hanks",
30 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Woody"]
31 },
32 {
33 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Tim Allen",
34 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Buzz Lightyear"]
35 },
36 {
37 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Joan Cusack",
38 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Jessie the Cowgirl"]
39 },
40 {
41 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Don Rickles",
42 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Mr. Potato Head"]
43 },
44 {
45 <span style="color:#a31515 "name": <span style="color:#a31515 "Wallace Shawn",
46 <span style="color:#a31515 "characters": [<span style="color:#a31515 "Rex"]
47 }
48 ],
49 <span style="color:#a31515 "alternate_ids": {<span style="color:#a31515 "imdb": <span style="color:#a31515 "0435761"},
50 <span style="color:#a31515 "links": {
51 <span style="color:#a31515 "self": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122.json",
52 <span style="color:#a31515 "alternate": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/toy_story_3/",
53 <span style="color:#a31515 "cast": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/cast.json",
54 <span style="color:#a31515 "clips": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/clips.json",
55 <span style="color:#a31515 "reviews": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/reviews.json",
56 <span style="color:#a31515 "similar": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies/770672122/similar.json"
57 }
58 }],
59 <span style="color:#a31515 "links": {
60 <span style="color:#a31515 "self": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q=Toy+Story+3&page_limit=1&page=1",
61 <span style="color:#a31515 "next": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q=Toy+Story+3&page_limit=1&page=2"
62 },
63 <span style="color:#a31515 "link_template": <span style="color:#a31515 "http://api.rottentomatoes.com/api/public/v1.0/movies.json?q={search-term}&page_limit={results-per-page}&page={page-number}"
64 }
[/code]
<br/>
<br/>
thanks in advance!
jony
<br/>
View the full article