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Convert JSON Data to HTML

Convert JSON Data to HTML

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Solutions

Solution 1 (Click to Show/Hide)

<script >
  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
    document.getElementById('getMessage').onclick = function() {
      req = new XMLHttpRequest();
      req.open("GET", '/json/cats.json', true);
      req.send();
      req.onload = function() {
        json = JSON.parse(req.responseText);
        var html = "";
        // Add your code below this line

        json.forEach(function(val) {

          // Adding each object keys
          var keys = Object.keys(val);
          // Generating new html
          html += "<div class = 'cat'>";
          // Adding the custom html to each key
          keys.map(function(key) {

            html += "<strong>" + key + "</strong>: " + val[key] + "<br>";

          });

          html += "</div><br>";

        });

        // Add your code above this line
        document.getElementsByClassName('message')[0].innerHTML = html;
      };
    };
  });
</script>
<style>
  body {
    text-align: center;
    font-family: "Helvetica", sans-serif;
  }
  h1 {
    font-size: 2em;
    font-weight: bold;
  }
  .box {
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: #eee;
    padding: 20px 5px;
  }
  button {
    color: white;
    background-color: #4791d0;
    border-radius: 5px;
    border: 1px solid #4791d0;
    padding: 5px 10px 8px 10px;
  }
  button:hover {
    background-color: #0F5897;
    border: 1px solid #0F5897;
  }
</style>
<h1>Cat Photo Finder</h1> 
<p class="message box">
  The message will go here
</p>
<p>
  <button id="getMessage">
    Get Message
  </button>
</p>