In this section, we will cover the JSON data exchange format and its significance, and give an introduction to the GSON library. Finally, we will look up the GSON library and its top features.
This chapter distills the theory of data exchange format from the main core. No previous knowledge about the subject is necessary, but I assume that you are familiar with the fundamentals of JavaScript.
The data exchange format is a very vital area of information technology. Data is read and consumed by many heterogeneous applications to form information. The heterogeneous nature means these applications take the input data in their proprietary format. This requires the input data to be preformatted before it is consumed by the main application, which adds an additional level of complexity to an application. To address this need, a common data exchange format is put in place for communication. This has led to the origin of many popular standard formats such as XML, YAML, and JSON.
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