by Daniel Rubio
02/28/2007
Abstract
Web services are practically synonymous with XML, the payload format used for communicating between client and server. However, the application architecture imposed by the appearance of Ajax and REST techniques has forced many to contemplate alternatives like JavaScript Object Notation (JSON).
JSON has come to the attention of Web service providers as a lighter and more friendly format for Web services clients in the form of a browser, or what would essentially be an Ajax-enabled application accessing RESTful Web services.
This article addresses why JSON has gained traction in Web services design, including its main benefits and constraints as an alternative to XML. It also provides an in-depth look at how to easily produce JSON output in Java Web services, accompanied by a corresponding Web service client consuming JSON.
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