JS and JSON

Question 1

How do you deserialize a JSON string into a data structure using JavaScript?

Answer 1

JSON.parse( )

Question 2

How do you serialize a data structure into a JSON string using JavaScript?

Answer 2

JSON.stringify( )

Question 3

What are serialization and deserialization?

Answer 3

Serialization: converting complex data (like an object) to string
Deserialization: converting string to object

Question 4

What is JSON?

Answer 4

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a standard text-based format for representing structured data based on JavaScript object syntax.

Question 5

Why are serialization and deserialization useful?

Answer 5

<b>Serialization</b> allows from data to be stored in memory. Also makes it easier to transfer data across a network.
<b>Deserialization</b> makes it so that data is easier to interact with.