deepakkj/fetch_json_REST.html

## fetch_json_REST.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.js"></script>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
  <title>Deepak Kumar Jain</title>
</head>
<body>
	<h1>Fetching JSON data using 'GET' method</h1>
	<h4>-Using Jquery and REST API</h4>
		<small>Thanks to http://rest.learncode.academy/ for providing the RESTful API </small>
<h2>Friends Detail</h2>
	<ul id="friends_details"></ul>


	<script>
	//storing the id name in a variable to enable caching it, making the program run faster, i.e. there is no need for JS/Jquery to search the element in the DOM everytime it is needed.
var $friends_details = $("#friends_details");

//function to append and display the friends data.
function display_name(data){
			for (var i in data){
				//checking if key matches the its value. This is to ensure that no extra data/property is added to json data while performing this function
				if(data.hasOwnProperty(i)){
		$friends_details.append("<li><ul>" +"<li> Name: "+data[i].name+ "</li>" +"<li> Drink: "+data[i].drink+ "</li>" +"<li> Id: "+data[i].id+ "</li>" +  "</ul></li>");
		}
			}
}

//using AJAX to reterive the JSON data from the given URL and call respective functions on success/error.

//URL used is only for learning/educational purposes. Cannot be used for production.

$.ajax({
	type: "GET",
	url : "http://rest.learncode.academy/api/learncode/friends" ,
	success : function(data){
	display_name(data);
	},
	error: function(){
	console.log("Error receving data");
}

});
	</script>
</body>
</html>
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.3.js"></script>
	<meta charset="utf-8">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
	<title>Deepak Kumar Jain</title>
	</head>
	<body>
	<h1>Fetching JSON data using 'GET' method</h1>
	<h4>-Using Jquery and REST API</h4>
	<small>Thanks to http://rest.learncode.academy/ for providing the RESTful API </small>
	<h2>Friends Detail</h2>
	<ul id="friends_details"></ul>






	<script>
	//storing the id name in a variable to enable caching it, making the program run faster, i.e. there is no need for JS/Jquery to search the element in the DOM everytime it is needed.
	var $friends_details = $("#friends_details");

	//function to append and display the friends data.
	function display_name(data){
	for (var i in data){
	//checking if key matches the its value. This is to ensure that no extra data/property is added to json data while performing this function
	if(data.hasOwnProperty(i)){
	$friends_details.append("<li><ul>" +"<li> Name: "+data[i].name+ "</li>" +"<li> Drink: "+data[i].drink+ "</li>" +"<li> Id: "+data[i].id+ "</li>" + "</ul></li>");
	}
	}
	}

	//using AJAX to reterive the JSON data from the given URL and call respective functions on success/error.

	//URL used is only for learning/educational purposes. Cannot be used for production.

	$.ajax({
	type: "GET",
	url : "http://rest.learncode.academy/api/learncode/friends" ,
	success : function(data){
	display_name(data);
	},
	error: function(){
	console.log("Error receving data");
	}

	});
	</script>
	</body>
	</html>