Can you use { instead of [ in json for a list of Json Objects

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I am building my own Json and I was just wondering if you could make a list of Json objects like this "familyList":{} instead of "familyList":[ {}, {}, {}] because in the one with the '{' instead of the usual '[' you can put a key next to the {} like "Mother":{} which will be easier for me to sort through since I will be having a lot of data instead of having to open multiple brackets like this: {}, {}, {}. I am relatively new to JSON so an answer would be greatly appreciated :) !

If you use `{ }` then it's not a list, it's an object. – OrangeDog Feb 14 '21 at 21:18 — OrangeDog, Feb 14 '21 at 21:18
Short answer: "No". Lists are `[...]`, objects are `{...}` – Bohemian Feb 14 '21 at 21:36 — Bohemian, Feb 14 '21 at 21:36

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '21 at 21:26

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If i understand you correctly you want something like this:

familyList = {{}, {}, {}};

I do not believe that is valid json. Perhaps, the below is what you are looking for.

familyList = {"Mother": {}, "Father": {} }

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answered Feb 14 '21 at 21:26

mamadou jallow

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Ye I would like to do something like familyList = {"Mother": {}, "Father": {} }, is that possible? – Janu Feb 14 '21 at 23:29
Yes that is very possible – mamadou jallow Feb 17 '21 at 09:53

Can you use { instead of [ in json for a list of Json Objects

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