var in JSON file

Question

I am referring code one of my colleague and he used Var in JSON file is there any specific reason behind it or he wants to use JS file.

He also mentioned <script type="text/javascript" src="player-settings.json"></script>

JSON:

var globalSettings ={  
         //data
};
var languageToSelect ={  
   "en":"English"
}; 
var menuSettings ={  
   "name":"Menu",
   "isStrictlyLinear":false,
   "pageCompleteOnView":true,
   "completeAllInteraction":false,
   "modules":{  
            //data
   },
   "lessons":{  
            //data
   },
   "topics":{  
            //data
   },
   "pageCompletion":{  
            //data
   },
   "bodySettings":{  
      //data
   }
};

I referred this link to know why we used a script tag to load JSON but in my case, he used type as "text/javascript" and in JSON var is used which leads me to confusion. Is there any specific reason to use Var in JSON file?

That isn't [JSON](http://json.org). Not at all. It's JavaScript code. — T.J. Crowder, Feb 28 '18 at 05:44

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 28 '18 at 05:44

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The extension used is just wrong, its a javascript file not a json file

answered Feb 28 '18 at 05:44

Jiby Jose

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 28 '18 at 05:47

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That isn't JSON. It's JavaScript code. Please check this URL : http://json.org/

answered Feb 28 '18 at 05:47

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 28 '18 at 05:47

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data you shared doesn't look like a json.

answered Feb 28 '18 at 05:47

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var in JSON file

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