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| Name | loadJSONObject() | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Examples | 
// The following short JSON file called "data.json" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
//
// {
//   "id": 0,
//   "species": "Panthera leo",
//   "name": "Lion"
// }
JSONObject json;
void setup() {
  json = loadJSONObject("data.json");
  int id = json.getInt("id");
  String species = json.getString("species");
  String name = json.getString("name");
  println(id + ", " + species + ", " + name);
}
// Sketch prints:
// 0, Panthera leo, Lion
 | ||
| Description | Loads a JSON from the data folder or a URL, and returns a JSONObject. All files loaded and saved by the Processing API use UTF-8 encoding. | ||
| Syntax | loadJSONObject(filename) | ||
| Parameters | 
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| Returns | JSONObject | ||
| Related | JSONObject JSONArray loadJSONArray() saveJSONObject() saveJSONArray() | 
