How do I access a certain string variable in a json API?

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I am using the weatherunderground api, and I would like to access the forecast only for today. I usually use parsed_json[][] until I get the variable I need, but in this case there is an array. Here is my code:

function findWeather() {



  jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
  $.ajax({
  url : "http://api.wunderground.com/api/c531e176f43b999d/forecast/q/CT/Old_Greenwich.json",
  dataType : "jsonp",
  success : function(parsed_json) {

  var forecasts = parsed_json['forecast']['txt_forecast']['forecastday: 0']['fcttext'];

   var forecastString = "The weather is" + forecasts + "."
   speak(" test" + forecastString);
  }
  });
});  
}
function speak(x) {
var msg = new SpeechSynthesisUtterance(x);
    window.speechSynthesis.speak(msg);
}

If you go to the URL, you will see the entire sheet and the info I am trying to access. I've been trying to solve this for a few hours, and can't find any help with google.

mikeb · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-30 18:06:57Z

2

Try this:

parsed_json['forecast']['txt_forecast']['forecastday'][0]['fcttext'];

Don't know what you expect the :0 to do, but it won't de-reference the array.

answered Aug 30, 2015 at 18:06

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