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How to display images using JavaScript and JSON-stack?
I have to display images to the browser and I want to get the image from a JSON response and display it to the browser using Javascript. This is what the JSON response looks like:
Where are images stored in a JSON array?
The Images will be stored in a Folder (Directory) on the Server and will be displayed in an HTML Image element using JavaScript. In this article I will explain with an example, how to display Images from JSON Array using JavaScript.
How to create a JSON array in JavaScript?
The third field in the Array item holds the Path of the Image file stored in a Folder (Directory) on the Server. First a dynamic HTML Table is created using JavaScript createElement method. The Header Row will be built using the first element of the Array as it contains the Header column text values.
How is an image assigned to a table in JavaScript?
The first two cell values are String values and hence are assigned directly to the Table Cell while for the Image cell, a dynamic HTML Image element is created and the Path (URL) of the Image file is assigned to the SRC attribute. Finally, the Image element is appended as child in the Table Cell using the appendChild method.
Can you put an image file in a JSON object?
The JSON format can contain only those types of value: An image is of the type “binary” which is none of those. So you can’t directly insert an image into JSON. What you can do is convert the image to a textual representation which can then be used as a normal string. The most common way to achieve that is with what’s called base64.
How are images added to a table in JavaScript?
Then inside each Row a Cell is added using the Table insertCell method. The first two cell values are String values and hence are assigned directly to the Table Cell while for the Image cell, a dynamic HTML Image element is created and the Path (URL) of the Image file is assigned to the SRC attribute.