Complex values

JSON enables you to name objects and arrays and combine them into complex values. A complex value combines simple values to represent more complicated data. The following example shows an object made up of other objects and arrays:

{
  "salesRep" : { "name" : "Dorothy Gale",
                 "age" : 38,
                 "region" : "Kansas, USA"
               },
  "tractorSales" : { "2009Quarterly" : [ 13, 27, 18, 9 ],
                     "2008Quarterly" : [ 11, 17, 32, 5 ],
                     "2007Quarterly" : [ 9, 25, 16, 10 ]
                   }
}

Note: The previous JSON example has been formatted for easier reading.