json.load(file)
Load and decode a file containing JSON data.
Parameters
file
A File object or a filename string, representing the file whose content will be decoded from JSON.
Return value
Returns the corresponding Lua value or anil value in case of error.
Example
local net = require "net"
local json = require "json"
print("Downloading dummy json file...")
local http = await(net.Http("https://microsoftedge.github.io"):download("/Demos/json-dummy-data/64KB.json"))
-- Checks that everything went right during download
if http.response.file.exists then
-- load users table from the download JSON file
local users = json.load(http.response.file)
for user in each(users) do
print(user.name)
end
else
error("Failed to load JSON file")
end