How to read a json file with Unity Tiny

Hi @LauraLaureus

You can reference any type of asset in your Tiny project. To do so, drag the asset from the Unity Project window into the Tiny > Assets panel of the Project Settings window, like so:



In this case, I dragged a json file named hello, which contains this:

Code (JavaScript):

1. {
2.     "hello": "world"
3. }

One way to use this asset in your game would be to request it like any other external resource. This snippet would work for Json assets:

Code (JavaScript):

1. namespace ut {
2.  
3.   export class JsonUtility {
4.  
5.     static loadAssetAsync(assetName: string, callback: (error?: any, jsonResponse?: any) => void): void {
6.       this.loadAsync(UT_ASSETS[assetName], callback);
7.     }
8.  
9.     static loadAsync(url: string, callback: (error?: any, jsonResponse?: any) => void): void {
10.       var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
11.       xhr.open('GET', url, true);
12.       xhr.responseType = 'json';
13.  
14.       xhr.onload = function () {
15.         var status = xhr.status;
16.         if (status == 200) {
17.           callback(null, xhr.response);
18.         } else {
19.           callback(status);
20.         }
21.       };
22.  
23.       xhr.send();
24.     }
25.   }
26. }

Usage:

Code (JavaScript):

1. ut.JsonUtility.loadAssetAsync("hello", (error, data) => {
2.   if (error) {
3.     console.error(error);
4.     return;
5.   }
6.   console.log("hello: " + data.hello);
7. });

Would print

hello: world

in the browser console.

I hope this helps!

 

@arekb Drag the file from the project window in Unity, not from your file explorer.