JSON Array Literals

This is a JSON string:

'["Ford", "BMW", "Fiat"]'

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Inside the JSON string is a JSON array literal:

["Ford", "BMW", "Fiat"]

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JSON Arrays

• Arrays in JSON are almost the same as arrays in JavaScript.
• In JSON, array values must be of type string, number, object, array, boolean, or null.
• In JavaScript, array values can be all of the above, plus any other valid JavaScript expression, including functions, dates, and undefined.

JavaScript Arrays

You can create a JavaScript array from a literal:

const myArray = ["Ford", "BMW", "Fiat"];

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You can create a JavaScript array by parsing a JSON string:

const myJSON = '["Ford", "BMW", "Fiat"]';const myArray = JSON.parse(myJSON);

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Accessing Array Values

You access array values by index:

const firstCar = myArray[0]; // "Ford"

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Arrays in Objects

Objects can contain arrays:

{  "name": "John",  "age": 30,  "cars": ["Ford", "BMW", "Fiat"]}

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You access array values within an object by index:

const firstCar = myObj.cars[0]; // "Ford"

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Looping Through an Array

You can loop through array values using a for-in loop:

let text = "";for (let i in myObj.cars) {  text += myObj.cars[i] + " ";}

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Or you can use a for loop:

let text = "";for (let i = 0; i < myObj.cars.length; i++) {  text += myObj.cars[i] + " ";}

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