Accessing JSON elements from javascript

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$.getJSON('http://23.21.128.153:3000/api/v1/holidays', function(data){
        alert("this: " + data.holiday[0].name);
 });

I'm trying to access the "name" attribute of the first element of my JSON response but without success, can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Stop guessing, take console.log(data); and see what's actually in the data — zerkms
– zerkms, Commented Jun 1, 2012 at 0:09
hoi, btw. this will not work, because there is one bracket ) to much. After the name. All the best but thanks for the question — Mchoeti
– Mchoeti, Commented Mar 29, 2018 at 8:00

cambraca · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-01 00:08:35Z

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Try this:

data[0].holiday.name

The data looks like this:

[
  {
    "holiday":{
      "id":1,
      "date":"2012-05-01",
      "name":"Dia del trabajo",
      "description":"",
      "country_id":1,
      "moved_date":"2012-04-30"
    }
  },
  {
    "holiday":{...}
  },
...]

So, you need to select the first element from the main array (data[0]), then get its holiday property (data[0].holiday), and then get its name property.

answered Jun 1, 2012 at 0:08

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