Benefits of Using JSON
There are many reasons to use JSON in an iOS app:
Server Support: Communicating information to and from a remote server is a common use case for iOS apps. Since so many server languages have built-in support for JSON, it is a natural choice as a data format.
Lightweight: JSON has little formatting overhead when compared to XML and can present a significant savings in the amount of bandwidth needed to transmit data between a server and a device.
iOS Support: JSON is now fully supported as of iOS 5 with the addition of the ...
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