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# API Reference
## JSONEditor
### Constructor
#### `JSONEditor(container [, options] [, json])`
Constructs a new JSONEditor.
*Parameters:*
- `{Element} container`
An HTML DIV element. The JSONEditor will be created inside this container
element.
- `{Object} options`
Optional object with options. Available options:
- `{function} change`.
Set a callback method triggered when the contents of the JSONEditor change.
Called without parameters.
- `{function} error`.
Set a callback method triggered when an error occurs.
Invoked with the error as first argument. The callback is only invoked
for errors triggered by a users action.
- `{boolean} history`.
Enables history, adds a button Undo and Redo to the menu of the JSONEditor.
True by default. Only applicable when `mode` is 'tree' or 'form'.
- `{String} mode`.
Set the editor mode. Available values: 'tree' (default), 'view', 'form',
'code', 'text'. In 'view' mode, the data and datastructure is read-only.
In 'form' mode, only the value can be changed, the datastructure is read-only.
Mode 'code' requires the Ace editor to be loaded on the page.
Mode 'text' shows the data as plain text.
- `{String} name`.
Initial field name for the root node, is undefined by default.
Can also be set using `JSONEditor.setName(name)`.
Only applicable when mode is 'tree', 'view', or 'form'.
- `{boolean} search`.
Enables a search box in the upper right corner of the JSONEditor.
True by default.
Only applicable when mode is 'tree', 'view', or 'form'.
- `{Number} indentation`.
Number of indentation spaces. 4 by default.
Only applicable when mode is 'code' or 'text'.
- `{JSON} json`
Initial JSON data to be loaded into the JSONEditor. Alternatively, the method `JSONEditor.set(json)` can be used to load JSON data into the editor.
*Returns:*
- `{jsoneditor.JSONEditor} editor`
New instance of a JSONEditor.
### Methods
#### `JSONEditor.collapseAll()`
Collapse all fields. Only applicable for mode 'tree', 'view', and 'form'.
#### `JSONEditor.expandAll()`
Expand all fields. Only applicable for mode 'tree', 'view', and 'form'.
#### `JSONEditor.set(json)`
Set JSON data.
*Parameters:*
- `{JSON} json`
JSON data to be displayed in the JSONEditor.
#### `JSONEditor.setName(name)`
Set a field name for the root node.
*Parameters:*
- `{String | undefined} name`
Field name of the root node. If undefined, the current name will be removed.
#### `JSONEditor.setText(jsonString)`
Set text data in the formatter.
*Parameters:*
- `{String} jsonString` Contents of the JSONformatter as string.
#### `JSONEditor.get()`
Get JSON data.
*Returns:*
- `{JSON} json` JSON data from the JSONEditor.
#### `JSONEditor.getName()`
Retrieve the current field name of the root node.
*Returns:*
- `{String | undefined} name`
Current field name of the root node, or undefined if not set.
#### `JSONEditor.getText()`
Get JSON data as string.
*Returns:*
- `{String} jsonString` Contents of the JSONformatter as string.
### Examples
A tree editor:
```js
var options = {
"mode": "tree",
"search": true
};
var editor = new jsoneditor.JSONEditor (container, options);
var json = {
"Array": [1, 2, 3],
"Boolean": true,
"Null": null,
"Number": 123,
"Object": {"a": "b", "c": "d"},
"String": "Hello World"
};
editor.set(json);
editor.expandAll();
var json = editor.get(json);
```
A text editor:
```js
var options = {
"mode": "text",
"indentation": 2
};
var editor = new jsoneditor.JSONEditor (container, options);
var json = {
"Array": [1, 2, 3],
"Boolean": true,
"Null": null,
"Number": 123,
"Object": {"a": "b", "c": "d"},
"String": "Hello World"
};
editor.set(json);
var json = editor.get(json);
```
## JSON parsing and stringification
In general to parse or stringify JSON data, the browsers built in JSON parser can be used.
To create a formatted string from a JSON object, use:
```js
var formattedString = JSON.stingify(json, null, 2);
```
to create a compacted string from a JSON object, use:
```js
var compactString = JSON.stingify(json);
```
To parse a String to a JSON object, use:
```js
var json = JSON.parse(string);
```

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# Usage
### Install
with npm:
npm install jsoneditor
with bower:
npm install bower
downloads:
[http://jsoneditoronline.org/downloads/](http://jsoneditoronline.org/downloads/)
The library consists of three files: one javascript file, one css file and an
image. Both full and minified version are available.
## Load
To implement JSON Editor in a web application, load the javascript and css file
in the head of the HTML page:
```html
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="jsoneditor/jsoneditor-min.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="jsoneditor/jsoneditor-min.js"></script>
```
### Detailed error messages
Optionally, [jsonlint](https://github.com/zaach/jsonlint) can be loaded to get
more detailed error messages.
```html
<script type="text/javascript" src="lib/jsonlint/jsonlint.js"></script>
```
### Code editor
The mode 'code' requires the [Ace editor](http://ace.ajax.org/) sources to be
loaded. Also, the content type must be specified on the page.
```html
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8">
<script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/ace/ace.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/ace/mode-json.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/ace/theme-textmate.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/ace/theme-jsoneditor.js"></script>
```
## Use
In the body, create an div element with an id and a size:
```html
<div id="jsoneditor" style="width: 400px; height: 400px;"></div>
```
After the page is loaded, load the editor with javascript:
```js
var container = document.getElementById("jsoneditor");
var options = {
mode: 'tree'
};
var editor = new jsoneditor.JSONEditor(container, options);
```
To set JSON data, use set:
```js
var json = {
"Array": [1, 2, 3],
"Boolean": true,
"Null": null,
"Number": 123,
"Object": {"a": "b", "c": "d"},
"String": "Hello World"
};
editor.set(json);
```
To get edited JSON data, use get:
```js
var json = editor.get();
```
## Full Example
```html
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="jsoneditor/jsoneditor-min.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="jsoneditor/jsoneditor-min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p>
<button onclick="setJSON();">Set JSON</button>
<button onclick="getJSON();">Get JSON</button>
</p>
<div id="jsoneditor" style="width: 400px; height: 400px;"></div>
<script type="text/javascript" >
// create the editor
var container = document.getElementById("jsoneditor");
var editor = new jsoneditor.JSONEditor(container);
// set json
function setJSON () {
var json = {
"Array": [1, 2, 3],
"Boolean": true,
"Null": null,
"Number": 123,
"Object": {"a": "b", "c": "d"},
"String": "Hello World"
};
editor.set(json);
}
// get json
function getJSON() {
var json = editor.get();
alert(JSON.stringify(json, null, 2));
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
```