Import JSON and convert to array

Question

I tried alot of things, but nothing worked. I'm using jQuery.

So what I have to do is really to import http://jacce.dyndns.org/game/resources/game/map.php (so far I succeeded with $.getJSON), convert it to an array and then place it in a global variable.

I don't really know how to do any of the last two things (well, I know how to create global variables, but not inside jQuery functions). So, any help?

EDIT: Here's the JSON:

{
    "-5": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "1",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "2",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "3",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "4",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "5",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "6",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "7",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "8",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "9",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "10",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "-4": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "11",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "12",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "13",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "14",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "15",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "16",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "17",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "18",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "19",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "20",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "-3": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "21",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "22",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "23",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "24",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "25",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "26",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "27",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "28",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "29",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "30",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "-2": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "31",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "32",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "33",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "34",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "35",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "36",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "37",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "38",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "39",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "40",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "-1": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "41",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "42",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "43",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "44",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "45",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "46",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "47",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "48",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "49",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "50",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "1": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "51",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "52",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "53",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "54",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "55",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "56",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "57",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "58",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "59",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "60",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "2": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "61",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "62",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "63",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "64",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "65",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "66",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "67",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "68",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "69",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "70",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "3": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "71",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "72",
            "colour": " fill=\"#000D81\""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "73",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "74",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "75",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "76",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "77",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "78",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "79",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "80",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        }
    },
    "4": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "81",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "82",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "83",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "84",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "85",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "86",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "87",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "88",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "89",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "90",
            "colour": ""
        }
    },
    "5": {
        "-5": {
            "id": "91",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-4": {
            "id": "92",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-3": {
            "id": "93",
            "colour": " fill=\"#A90000\""
        },
        "-2": {
            "id": "94",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "-1": {
            "id": "95",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "1": {
            "id": "96",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "2": {
            "id": "97",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "3": {
            "id": "98",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "4": {
            "id": "99",
            "colour": ""
        },
        "5": {
            "id": "100",
            "colour": ""
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

Ima place this answer cos I think the OP has confused arrays and objects.

This will work:

var t;

$.getJSON('/url', {param: someparam}, function(data){
    t = data;
});

The data var represents the stringifyed JSON output and you basically just pass the output to a globally defined var...done.

It will get your JSON out all into one Object. You cannot have an array since minus numbers are not counted as int arrray keys in JS.

Bu this will allow you to do:

$.each(t, function(){
    console.log($(this));
});

And get your "row" out.

Or like:

t['-3'];

To understand this difference between arrays and Objects read here: http://www.hunlock.com/blogs/Mastering_Javascript_Arrays

And another link: What is the difference between an array and an object?