deepakkj · February 27, 2016 17:34 · deepakkj · Feb 27, 2016
diff --git a/fetch_json_REST.html b/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>