On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 22:11 -0500, Simon St.Laurent wrote:
> Robert Koberg wrote:
> >> JSON does have a traversable hierarchy - it's just normally cast as
> >> objects rather than having a separate API for doing the traversal.
> >>
> >> See, for one example:
> >>
> >> http://goessner.net/articles/JsonPath/
> >
> > Well, it isn't really the same. You can't go up or side ways. Also,
> > after a quick search it was the only project of its kind.
> >
> > I created something that aids XPath. But I cheat and parse the JSON and
> > add parents and siblings to each object.
>
> I think the point to take away here is that most JSON users aren't
> interested in traversable hierarchies - they just want the data mapped
> to something they traverse using completely different mechanisms.
>
> For the minority of users who want explicit traversal, it's definitely
> possible, if underdeveloped. I don't think what you're doing is
> 'cheating' at all.
I agree. Plus, it's probably cheaper to just parse from the top anyway.
-Rob
>
> Thanks,
> Simon St.Laurent
> Retired XML troublemaker
> http://simonstl.com/
