Parse JSON text

Version 1.4.0.0 (24.5 KB) by Joe Hicklin

Convert data from JSON format to a MATLAB-usable variable.

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Updated 17 Mar 2014

Implemented as a MATLAB class, this file quickly and conveniently turns incoming streams of text into useful data for your MATLAB workspace.
This submission also contains an example/ directory and a test/ directory containing unit tests.

Cite As

Joe Hicklin (2026). Parse JSON text (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/42236-parse-json-text), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

MATLAB Release Compatibility

Created with R2013a

Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

Windows macOS Linux

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Acknowledgements

Inspired: OpenSignals File Format Reader for BITalino

JSON

test/

example/html/

Version	Published	Release Notes
1.4.0.0	17 Mar 2014	Fixed bugs described by Guy. Numeric fields equal to the ASCII codes for special characters like {}[]: and , no longer fail. Field names that start with numbers get an "s" prepended to them to form valid MATLAB fields. Thanks Guy!	Download
1.1.0.0	18 Nov 2013	Minor update.	Download