Json Format questions

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Why the flot json format is like this

[["0", "-2.13"], ["5", "4.3"]]

and most of the common knowledge format is :

[{"0": "-2.13"}, {"5": "4.3"}]

Please look at this: http://json.org/example.html

Original issue reported on code.google.com by yhj...@gmail.com on 10 Jul 2012 at 6:54

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It's actually far more standard to represent series values as an array than as 
an object, especially once you go beyond two values, as with candlestick plots 
and such.

I've used a lot of plotting libraries, and have never seen objects used to 
represent points.

Original comment by dnsch...@gmail.com on 10 Jul 2012 at 11:25

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Hi dnsch

What do you mean that? I can not understand your post

Original comment by yhj...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2012 at 1:35

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The array format - [x, y] - is actually much more common when it comes to this 
kind of data; I've never seen objects - {x: y} - used in this context.

My other point is that not all chart types use only [x, y]; a horizontal 
candlestick chart, for example, uses [x1, x2, x3, x4, y].  In that case the 
object representation no longer works.

Original comment by dnsch...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2012 at 1:49

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Did you read the URL which I sent to you.

http://json.org/example.html
http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.parseJSON/

It's my first time to people use the format like [x, y]

Original comment by yhj...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2012 at 1:58

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I know what JSON is; I've been using it for many years.  Arrays are the correct 
format for this kind of data.

Original comment by dnsch...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2012 at 2:09

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I don't want to offend you, but this flot json is different with the standard. 
You do a search on stackflow, there are other people are asking this kind of 
questions.

Original comment by yhj...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2012 at 2:30

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No, it's really not.  You're clearly new to JSON, but if you spend a little 
more time reading outside that example page you'll realize that arrays are very 
much part of the standard, and everyone uses them.  Take a look at 
http://www.json.org; they are described many times, starting from the very top 
of the page.

Flot's use of arrays is correct, and matches the behavior of a great number of 
other charting and plotting libraries.  This issue is closed, and will not get 
any further response.

Original comment by dnsch...@gmail.com on 11 Jul 2012 at 2:49