JSON
JSON support was first added to SQL Server 2016. Two functions support JSON, OPENJSON
for parsing incoming data and FOR JSON
for outputting JSON formatted data.
Why use JSON?
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON), is a text representation that's used to store and share data. JSON is standard in web applications of all kinds. It is the native format of JavaScript objects and is purely text. Using native JSON within SQL Server can make interfaces easier to use and make the handling of NoSQL, changing schemas, and RESTful data from the web much easier.
For example, an order from an e-commerce site or an Internet of Things (IoT) device might arrive on the server as a JSON-formatted string. You can write this "blob" of data into a database field and delay parsing it until later.
Another benefit for an order system would be to preserve the original order as is, as compared to a relational form where related data might change over time.
JSON consists of simple...