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Camilo Martinez
Camilo Martinez

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How to make CRUD operations in JSON


Before starting with CRUD operations, recommend learn about:


CRUD operations are things that you going to make all your life as a programmer.

With JSON can use a clever data structure to avoid brute force search with for loops. Using the "character" name as "Primary Key".

Game of Thrones Example

Data



  var got = {
    "Jon Snow": {"name": "Kit Harington", "gender": "Male", "house": "Starks"},
    "Daenerys": {"name": "Emilia Clarke", "gender": "Female", "house": "Targaryens"},
    "Tyrion": {"name": "Peter Dinklage", "gender": "Male", "house": "Lanisters"}
  }


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Add character (Create):

// hidden setup JavaScript code goes in this preamble area var got = { "Jon Snow": {"name": "Kit Harington", "gender": "Male", "house": "Starks"}, "Daenerys": {"name": "Emilia Clarke", "gender": "Female", "house": "Targaryens"}, "Tyrion": {"name": "Peter Dinklage", "gender": "Male", "house": "Lanisters"} } // Click [RUN] button to see result var characterObject = { "name": "Bella Ramsey", "gender": "Female", "house": "Mormonts" }; var character = "Lyanna"; got[character] = characterObject; console.log(got)

Find character (Read):

// hidden setup JavaScript code goes in this preamble area var got = { "Jon Snow": {"name": "Kit Harington", "gender": "Male", "house": "Starks"}, "Daenerys": {"name": "Emilia Clarke", "gender": "Female", "house": "Targaryens"}, "Tyrion": {"name": "Peter Dinklage", "gender": "Male", "house": "Lanisters"} } // Click [RUN] button to see result var character = "Tyrion"; // Or whatever var result = got[character]; console.log(result) console.log(result.name) console.log(result.gender) console.log(result.house)

Update character (Update):

// hidden setup JavaScript code goes in this preamble area var got = { "Jon Snow": {"name": "Kit Harington", "gender": "Male", "house": "Starks"}, "Daenerys": {"name": "Emilia Clarke", "gender": "Female", "house": "Targaryens"}, "Tyrion": {"name": "Peter Dinklage", "gender": "Male", "house": "Lanisters"} } // Click [RUN] button to see result var character = "Jon Snow"; got[character].house = "Targaryens" var result = got[character]; console.log(result)

Remove Character (Delete):

// hidden setup JavaScript code goes in this preamble area var got = { "Jon Snow": {"name": "Kit Harington", "gender": "Male", "house": "Starks"}, "Daenerys": {"name": "Emilia Clarke", "gender": "Female", "house": "Targaryens"}, "Tyrion": {"name": "Peter Dinklage", "gender": "Male", "house": "Lanisters"} } // Click [RUN] button to see result var character = "Tyrion"; delete got[character]; console.log(got)

Alternative Structure

Maybe it's a little good looking, but you need to deal with array of positions on CRUD operations.

// hidden setup JavaScript code goes in this preamble area //Data var got = { "index": { "Jon Snow": 0, "Daenerys": 1, "Tyrion": 2 }, "data": [ {"name": "Kit Harington", "gender": "Male", "house": "Starks"}, {"name": "Emilia Clarke", "gender": "Female", "house": "Targaryens"}, {"name": "Peter Dinklage", "gender": "Male", "house": "Lanisters"} ] } var character = "Daenerys"; var index = got.index[character]; var data = got.data[index]; console.log(data);

That’s All Folks!
Happy Coding 🖖

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gdahboy

hhh i like it really ... thank you

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hanzie22

why i get a problem Expected a JSON object, array or literal just for the data

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Camilo Martinez

Please add an image or the code where you get the error and the operation your are trying to do.

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hanzie22

pardon me, is there any tutorial video for this program? or like the detail steps from the start

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Camilo Martinez

I do have one, but in spanish: Curso de JSON de Novato a Experto.

You can run those commands in a Browser Terminal (Developer Mode) or in a programm called Run JS

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hanzie22

thank you sm sir, i just used RunJS program for this and it was easier...

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Diego Nascimento • Edited

Hey Camilo, instead of using delete, you could set the pointer to null. #perfTip :p

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Camilo Martinez

Sorry I'm lost, could you please write the example code?

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Diego Nascimento

On delete operation you can use got[character] = null; instead of delete got[character];. Take a look on jsperf.com/delete-vs-undefined-vs-...

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Camilo Martinez • Edited

Not works as CRU*D* operation, because the 'character' is not removed, just the values are replaced by null.

I tested changing on Delete script. When run the script show: Tyrion: null.

Can be used if you want leave the character, but remove his data.

Nice link BTW. I did not know about the performance comparison between null and delete

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