objToHtmlList

objToHtmlList.js

//from stackoverflow somewhere

function jsonToHtmlList(json) {
    return objToHtmlList(JSON.parse(json));
}

function objToHtmlList(obj) {
    if (obj instanceof Array) {
        var ol = document.createElement('ol');
        for (var child in obj) {
            if (obj.hasOwnProperty(child)) {
                var li = document.createElement('li');
                li.appendChild(objToHtmlList(obj[child]));
                ol.appendChild(li);
            }
        }
        return ol;
    }
    else if (obj instanceof Object && !(obj instanceof String)) {
        var ul = document.createElement('ul');
        for (var child in obj) {
            if (obj.hasOwnProperty(child)) {
                var li = document.createElement('li');
                li.appendChild(document.createTextNode(child + ": "));
                li.appendChild(objToHtmlList(obj[child]));
                ul.appendChild(li);
            }
        }
        return ul;
    }
    else {
        return document.createTextNode(obj);
    }
}