Thats it! I was referring to the length as 'count'. Thats why my for loop wasn't executing, and thats why I couldn't echo my data in the browser.
Thanks! So, should I treat my JSON object like a Javascript multi-dimensional array? On Aug 16, 10:20 am, "Erik Beeson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right, 'count' doesn't have any special meaning that I know of. What are you > expecting it to be? Arrays have a special property called "length", which > you could access like json.models.length, but Objects (like your json > variable), don't necessarily have this special property. > > --Erik > > On 8/16/07, jeff w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I am new to jQuery, and have started to play with JSON,but I need some > > info about how I refer to the JSON Object once it is returned from > > the server. I know I can loop through the contents of the object, and > > I can use json.count, but I am really unsure about the correct syntax > > to target the data that I need. Can anyone provide a link to a > > tutorial or some other help? > > > Here is the JSON object that I need to return from the server: > > > {"models": ["MDX SUV", "RDX SUV", "RL Sedan", "TL Sedan", "TSX > > Sedan"]} > > > Thanks for your help. > > > ************ > > > since writing this, I have made a guess at what might work. I > > confirmed that the data is returning as stated above (using Firebug), > > but when I echo json.count, i get 'undefined'. does that make sense?