JSON Primer

JSON, an acronym for JavaScript Object Notation, is a format for representing objects in text format using property/value pairs. The format is widely used by web-based applications, and details about the JSON format can be readily found online. A general overview and an example will demonstrate basic features:

Objects are surrounded by curly brackets { }.
Property names appear in "quoted strings".
Subsequent property/value pairs are separated by a comma.
Numeric values can be specified directly.
String values are specified using a properly constructed string with certain characters escaped. The encode function can create such strings by using the JsonString option.
Arrays are surrounded by square brackets [ ].

JSON Example

{
"csproVersion": 8.0,
"csproUsersForumUrl": "https://www.csprousers.org/forum",
"applicationTypes": [
"Data Entry",
"Batch Edit",
"Tabulation"
]
}

JSON in CSPro

JSON is used throughout CSPro in a variety of ways, including:

Many CSPro specification files are saved in JSON format.
The JSON data source reads and writes cases in JSON.
CSPro logic objects can be expressed as JSON or modified using JSON.
Listing files can be written to JSON format.
Frequency files can be written to JSON format.
Action Invoker actions can be specified in JSON.