Difference between XML vs JSON – Explained

Hey readers, in this article, we will be covering all about XML vs JSON objects and how both of these differ from each other. Before jumping directly to the differences, we will learn about JavaScript and the basics of what exactly are XML vs JSON objects. So if you are new to all these concepts, don’t worry, we will be covering it right from the fundamentals and will then move to differences. So keep reading.

Introduction to JavaScript

JavaScript is one of the most used languages when it comes to building web applications as it allows developers to wrap HTML and CSS code in it to make web apps interactive. It enables the interaction of users with the web application. It is also used for making animations on websites and has a large community on GitHub. JavaScript has tons of libraries, one of which is React which we will be covering in this article later. 

Use cases: 

• Building web server and its interactive functions
• Animations and graphics, adding special effects to web components
• Validating forms and exception errors
• Adding behavior and functionalities to web pages

In JavaScript, promises are used to handle asynchronous operations. When dealing with several asynchronous activities, where callbacks might cause callback hell and unmanageable code, they are simple to manage.

JSON vs XML

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-exchange format that is language agnostic. It is simple to understand and generate and is based on the JavaScript programming language.

XML (Extensible markup language) was created to transport information rather than to display it. It’s a suggestion from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that specifies a set of rules for encoding documents in a human- and machine-readable format. XML’s design aims to keep things simple, universal, and usable throughout the Internet. It’s a textual data format with robust Unicode compatibility for a variety of human languages. Although XML was created with the intent of representing documents, it is now commonly used to represent arbitrary data structures such as those found in web services.

JSON

JavaScript Object Notation is what it’s called. It is based on the JavaScript programming language and has a method of expressing objects. There is no support for namespaces in this version although it has an array of support. When compared to XML, its files are easier to read. It does not make use of the end tag and it isn’t as safe as XML. It does not allow for comments. Only UTF-8 encoding is supported.

XML

Extensible markup language (XML) is a type of markup language. It is a descendant of SGML. It’s a markup language that represents data using a tag structure and namespaces are supported. It doesn’t work with arrays. The paperwork is notoriously difficult to read and comprehend. There are start and end tags on it. It has a higher level of security than JSON and it supports comments. XML can be encoded in a variety of ways.

Difference between JSON vs XML

The following are some of the differences between JSON and XML:

JSON	XML
JavaScript Object Notation is what it’s called.	Extensible markup language (XML) is a type of markup language.
It is based on the JavaScript programming language.	It is a descendant of SGML.
It’s a method of expressing objects.	It’s a markup language that represents data using a tag structure.
There is no support for namespaces in this version.	Namespaces are supported.
It has an array of support.	It doesn’t work with arrays.
When compared to XML, its files are easier to read.	Its paperwork is notoriously difficult to read and comprehend.
It does not make use of the end tag.	There are start and end tags on it.
It isn’t as safe.	It has a higher level of security than JSON.
It does not allow for comments.	It supports comments.
Only UTF-8 encoding is supported.	It can be encoded in a variety of ways.

Conclusion

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that specifies a set of rules for encoding documents in a human- and machine-readable format. XML’s design aims are to keep things simple, universal, and usable throughout the Internet. JavaScript Object Notation is what it’s called JSON. It is based on the JavaScript programming language and has a method of expressing objects.

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