I'm sure this is a relatively simple question, but I can't seem to find a simple answer anywhere online.
I have a few lines of JSON returned by a cfhttp POST with an image URL that I'd like to parse out and display in my ColdFusion page:
{
"href": "http://server.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/ESRI_StreetMap_World_2D_MapServer/_ags_map734a6ad322dd493e84499d78f027d841.png",
"width": 854,
"height": 493,
"extent": {
"xmin": -8285407.015562119,
"ymin": 4944008.4197687358,
"xmax": -8220129.7934066672,
"ymax": 4981691.8747132765,
"spatialReference": {
"wkid": 102100,
"latestWkid": 3857
}
},
"scale": 288895.27714399656
}
How can I make "href"'s value a part of a variable in ColdFusion, and/or potentially have a button linked to downloading it?
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I'm using ColdFusion MX - also known as version 6 - and hence why I cannot use the DeserializeJSON listed on Adobe's page
Converts a JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) string data
representation into CFML data, such as a CFML structure or array.
https://wikidocs.adobe.com/wiki/display/coldfusionen/DeserializeJSON
Just parsing your cfhttp result with deserializeJSON()
<cfset getResult = deserializeJSON(result_Variable.filecontent)>
and you can get the href value using "#getResult.href#"
I forgot to mention that I'm using ColdFusion MX
Ah, that makes a very big difference! (Unless otherwise stated in the tags, most people will assume a more recent version, like CF9+).
JSON support was not added until CF8. If you search, there are still some older udf/cfc's for handling JSON out there. For example:
JSONDecode at http://www.cflib.org says it works with MX6
JSONUtil.cfc works with MX7+. It might work with MX6 out of the box, or with a few modifications. This thread has a description of how to encode with JSONUtil. Decoding should be equally simple. Just create an instance and invoke deserializeJSON, ie:
<!--- not tested --->
<cfset util = createObject("component", "path.to.JSONUtil")>
<cfset result = util.deSerializeJSON(yourJSONString)>
That said, ColdFusion MX is a bit long in the tooth and no longer supported. You should seriously consider upgrading or switching to the open source Railo engine.