var jsonObj = ""; /** * Reads the .json file and parses it to a JS object (jsonObj). * @param callback Asynchronous function. */ function loadJSON(callback) { // new Http request object (asynchronous), both the web page and the XML file it tries to load, must be located on the same server. var xobj = new XMLHttpRequest(); xobj.overrideMimeType("application/json"); let fileName = ["reznor88banish.json", "reznor112grimm.json", "reznor100.json", "reznor0.json"]; // Specifies the request /* method: the request type GET or POST url: the file location async: true (asynchronous) or false (synchronous) user: optional user name psw: optional password */ xobj.open('GET', fileName[1], true); // Path to the file // Defines a function to be called when the readyState property changes xobj.onreadystatechange = function GetResponseText() { if (xobj.readyState == 4 && xobj.status == "200") { // Required use of an anonymous callback as .open will NOT return a value but simply returns undefined in asynchronous mode // Returns the response data as a string callback(xobj.responseText); } }; // Sends the request to the server - Used for GET requests xobj.send(null); } loadJSON( function JSONparse(response) { // Parse JSON string into object jsonObj = JSON.parse(response); document.getElementById("save-area").value = response; // console.log(jsonObj); } );