Difference between revisions of "YTMND:API:Response Formats"
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==Response Formats== | ==Response Formats== | ||
| − | {| width=" | + | {| width="100%" style="text-align:left; background-color:transparent; border: solid 1px #c30" |
|- style="background-color:#c30; color:#fff;" | |- style="background-color:#c30; color:#fff;" | ||
! Type | ! Type | ||
| + | ! Description | ||
! Example | ! Example | ||
|- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | |- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | ||
| − | | XML (default) | + | | [[w:XML|XML]] (default) |
| + | | Easily parsed in many languages on many platforms. It is particularly easy to use in Flash applications. | ||
| http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=xml | | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=xml | ||
|- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | |- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | ||
| − | | JSON | + | | [[w:JSON|JSON]] |
| + | | May be directly evaluated in JavaScript, and also can be parsed in many languages. | ||
| http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=json | | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=json | ||
|- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | |- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[w:JavaScript|JavaScript]] |
| + | | Useful as the source of a script tag, it passes JSON response to the JavaScript callback function you specify. | ||
| http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=js&callback=yourfunctionname | | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=js&callback=yourfunctionname | ||
|- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | |- style="background-color:#fbfbfb" | ||
| − | | [[ | + | | [[w:Serialized PHP|Serialized PHP]] |
| + | | Easily unserialized in PHP to create objects, to which the programmer can attach custom methods. Or the programmer can directly access the response data through the public properties of the objects. | ||
| http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=phps | | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=phps | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 04:05, October 13, 2007
Response Formats
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| XML (default) | Easily parsed in many languages on many platforms. It is particularly easy to use in Flash applications. | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=xml |
| JSON | May be directly evaluated in JavaScript, and also can be parsed in many languages. | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=json |
| JavaScript | Useful as the source of a script tag, it passes JSON response to the JavaScript callback function you specify. | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=js&callback=yourfunctionname |
| Serialized PHP | Easily unserialized in PHP to create objects, to which the programmer can attach custom methods. Or the programmer can directly access the response data through the public properties of the objects. | http://api.ytmnd.com/site/1/basic?return=phps |
