Why do I need ajax to load a json into an array?

Why do I have to use ~ ajax request 001.json and then ~ load from ajax.LastData

Instead of just ~ load from 001.json

I have tried to have the array just load from json but it seams to remain empty where as using ajax fills my array correctly.

Ajax isn't going to work for me since you have to import the json file and pick it from a list.

Well I found that if I use the ajax request url instead of load file that I can get done what I wanted. But I still dont understand why ajax is required to load an array from a file but oh well.

You can use Array.Download to load JSON directly from a project file.

Doesn't Array.Download create a json with the arrays current values. or are you talking about something else?

In the case of using an AJAX call to download a JSON file, the JSON file may be part of your project files or be stored online on a distant URL.

In both cases, AJAX is used to download and retrieve those external data and feed them into the array of your project.

The download action of the Array plugin does indeed "transform" the current values and state of the array into a JSON object.

You cannot "download a JSON into the array" using this action.

See the manual article on Arrays for more explanations about those actions.

Yeah I figured it our using load from url and then just typing the filename of the imported file. But I still wish I could just use a load action from the array like array.load json and just skip the ajax thing completely. But oh well.