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    Getting remote JSON data with the fetch API

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## index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Working with remote data</title>
  <meta charset="utf-8"/>
  <!-- Polyfill in case your browser does not support the fetch API -->
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fetch/0.10.1/fetch.js"></script>

</head>
<body>
  <button onclick="search();">Get remote list of users' names and emails using the fetch API</button>
  <div id="users"></div>
</body>
</html>


## script.js
function search() {
    var queryURL = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users";

    fetch(queryURL)
            .then(function (response) {
                // response.json() returns a json string,
                // returning it will convert it
                // to a pure JavaScript
                // object for the next then's callback
                return response.json();
            })
            .then(function (users) {
                // users is a JavaScript object here
                displayUsersAsATable(users);
            })
            .catch(function (error) {
                console.log('Error during fetch: ' + error.message);
            });
}

function displayUsersAsATable(users) {
    // users is a JavaScript object

    // empty the div that contains the results
    var usersDiv = document.querySelector("#users");
    usersDiv.innerHTML = "";

    // creates and populate the table with users
    var table = document.createElement("table");

    // iterate on the array of users
    users.forEach(function (currentUser) {
        // creates a row
        var row = table.insertRow();
        // insert cells in the row
        var nameCell = row.insertCell();
        nameCell.innerHTML = currentUser.name;
        var cityCell = row.insertCell();
        cityCell.innerHTML = currentUser.address.city;
    });

    // adds the table to the div
    usersDiv.appendChild(table);
}

## style.css
table {
  margin-top: 20px;
}
table, tr, td {
  border: 1px solid;
}
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html lang="en">
	<head>
	<title>Working with remote data</title>
	<meta charset="utf-8"/>
	<!-- Polyfill in case your browser does not support the fetch API -->
	<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fetch/0.10.1/fetch.js"></script>

	</head>
	<body>
	<button onclick="search();">Get remote list of users' names and emails using the fetch API</button>
	<div id="users"></div>
	</body>
	</html>
	function search() {
	var queryURL = "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users";

	fetch(queryURL)
	.then(function (response) {
	// response.json() returns a json string,
	// returning it will convert it
	// to a pure JavaScript
	// object for the next then's callback
	return response.json();
	})
	.then(function (users) {
	// users is a JavaScript object here
	displayUsersAsATable(users);
	})
	.catch(function (error) {
	console.log('Error during fetch: ' + error.message);
	});
	}

	function displayUsersAsATable(users) {
	// users is a JavaScript object

	// empty the div that contains the results
	var usersDiv = document.querySelector("#users");
	usersDiv.innerHTML = "";

	// creates and populate the table with users
	var table = document.createElement("table");

	// iterate on the array of users
	users.forEach(function (currentUser) {
	// creates a row
	var row = table.insertRow();
	// insert cells in the row
	var nameCell = row.insertCell();
	nameCell.innerHTML = currentUser.name;
	var cityCell = row.insertCell();
	cityCell.innerHTML = currentUser.address.city;
	});

	// adds the table to the div
	usersDiv.appendChild(table);
	}