Number of items in a json array

Question

Looking for a simple bit of JS to count the number of items in a .json file (each item represents, in this case, an instagram photo being pulled into the web app; I want to count the number of photos). Json is structured thusly...

{
 "type":"FeatureCollection",
 "features":[
  {
     "type":"Feature",
     "geometry":{
        "coordinates":[
           -79.40916,
           43.87767
        ],
        "type":"Point"
     },
     "properties":{
        "longitude":-79.40916,
        "latitude":43.87767,
        "title":"",
        "user":"cmay2400",
        "id":"176051485697457528_13947894",
        "image":"http:\/\/distilleryimage0.instagram.com\/1d725a3a8d7511e181bd12313817987b_7.jpg",
        "images":{
           "low_resolution":{
              "url":"http:\/\/distilleryimage0.instagram.com\/1d725a3a8d7511e181bd12313817987b_6.jpg",
              "width":306,
              "height":306
           },
           "thumbnail":{
              "url":"http:\/\/distilleryimage0.instagram.com\/1d725a3a8d7511e181bd12313817987b_5.jpg",
              "width":150,
              "height":150
           },
           "standard_resolution":{
              "url":"http:\/\/distilleryimage0.instagram.com\/1d725a3a8d7511e181bd12313817987b_7.jpg",
              "width":612,
              "height":612
           }
        },
        "description":"Today's ride <span class=\"tag\">#zipcar<\/span>",
        "instagram_id":"13947894",
        "likes":1,
        "profile_picture":"http:\/\/images.instagram.com\/profiles\/profile_13947894_75sq_1322267355.jpg"
     }
  },
  {
     "type":"Feature", [...]

I just want to loop through the json file and count the number of items. Completely lost on where to begin.

Answer 1

Parse the JSON string into an object and use it as you would any other object in JavaScript:

var o = JSON.parse(jsonstring);

alert(o.features.length); /* number of items in features array */