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.
Thanks,
Simon St.Laurent
Retired XML troublemaker
http://simonstl.com/
