function parseJson(){ //Start by calling the json object, I will be using a //file from my own site for the tutorial //Then we declare a callback function to process the data $.getJSON('hcj.json',getPosts); //The process function, I am going to get the title, //url and excerpt for 5 latest posts function getPosts(data){ //Start a for loop with a limit of 5 for(var i = 0; i < 5; i++){ //Build a template string of //the post title, url and excerpt var strPost = '

' + data.posts[i].title + '

' + '

' + data.posts[i].excerpt + '

' + 'Read >'; //Append the body with the string $('body').append(strPost); } } } //Fire off the function in your document ready $(document).ready(function(){ parseJson(); }); //javascript/4729