open json file javascript code example

Example 1: read json file into object javascript

fs.readFile(filePath, function (error, content) {
    var data = JSON.parse(content);
    console.log(data.collection.length);
});

Example 2: read json from file js

const fs = require('fs');

fs.readFile('./customer.json', 'utf8', (err, jsonString) => {
  if (err) {
    console.log("File read failed:", err)
    return 
  }
  console.log('File data:', jsonString)
})

Example 3: parse local json file

// pure javascript
let object;
let httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest(); // asynchronous request
httpRequest.open("GET", "local/path/file.json", true);
httpRequest.send();
httpRequest.addEventListener("readystatechange", function() {
    if (this.readyState === this.DONE) {
      	// when the request has completed
        object = JSON.parse(this.response);
    }
});