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# JSON For Scripts

**JSON** (“JavaScript Object Notation”) is a set of rules for encoding a data structure as a string of text characters.

It is a simple readable text-based open standard data file format that is not dependent on any particular language, thereby providing an easy way to store and transport data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays.

**JSON** files can be created and maintained using simple text editors. An example of a **JSON** file follows.

The **Statelake** scripting environment includes object classes for working with **JSON**.