How to retrieve specific JSON records from a AJAX call

I am calling a REST based URL

http://localhost:8080/idt-ws/ver1.0/resources

and it returns the following data (only 2 records are shown for simplicity)

{  
   "status":"200",
   "records":[  
      {  
         "hostname":"db002.stage-example.com",
         "dbname":"idt_php_tst1",
         "resname":"untrusted",
         "resid":"6"
      },
      {  
         "hostname":"db001.test-example.com",
         "dbname":"idt_java",
         "resname":"trusted",
         "resid":"9"
      }
   ]
}

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I am constructing a data table from the records. How to pass specifically the records in the place of the URL. As I understand it is expecting the URL instead of JSON data at line number 12

$(document).ready(function() {
$('#btn-enable').hide();
var baseURL = "http://localhost:8080/idt-ws/ver1.0";
var path = "/resources";
var requestURL = baseURL + path;

$.getJSON(requestURL, function(data) {
var table = $('#idt-table').DataTable( {
	"scrollY": "300px",
        "scrollCollapse": true,
        "ajax": {
            "url": data.records,
            "dataSrc": ""
        },
        "columns": [
            { "data": "hostname" },
            { "data": "dbname" },
            { "data": "resname" },
            { "data": "resid" }
        ]	
    } );
});

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I created a separate JSON file viz. 'data.json' and replaced it in line number 12, as shown above and it worked, but giving the array 'data.records' in the URL is not working.

Please help
ShajiAsked:
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Pravin AsarPrincipal Systems EngineerCommented:
I think what you are looking is a way to filter JSON result.

You can look at the blog post @, which explains how to use datafilter with jQuery Ajax calls.


https://community.optimizely.com/t5/Developers/Using-jQuery-ajax-datafilter-to-modify-responses-before-success/td-p/11165
Rainer JeschorCommented:
Hi,

it might be more simplier than thougth. Just use the Ajax URL (which points to your REST service) and the "dataSrc" property which identifies the object name which contains the data array in the response:
$(document).ready(function() {
	$('#btn-enable').hide();
	var baseURL = "http://localhost:8080/idt-ws/ver1.0";
	var path = "/resources";
	var requestURL = baseURL + path;

	var table = $('#idt-table').DataTable( {
		"scrollY": "300px",
		"scrollCollapse": true,
		"ajax": {
			"url": requestURL,
			"dataSrc": 'records'
        },
        "columns": [
            { "data": "hostname" },
            { "data": "dbname" },
            { "data": "resname" },
            { "data": "resid" }
        ]	
    } );
});

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HTH
Rainer

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ShajiAuthor Commented:
Thanks Rainer, it is working  like a champ
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