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Example of fetching data from FB...

$(document).ready(function(){
    var name;
    var link;
    var gender;
    var id;

    $.getJSON( "http://graph.facebook.com/4/", function( json ) {
        name = json.name;
        link = json.link;
        gender = json.gender;
        id = json.id;

        var person = {name:name,link:link,gender:gender,id:id};

        console.log(person); 
        // This gives me exactly what I need but only in console view.

        $('html').text(person); 
        // This just writes [object Object] inside my window

        return person;
    });     
});

I appreciate your help, I know this are the basics but right now my brain doesn't work as it should :\

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You are inserting a JSON object in your page, which is why you get this result. You can convert it to a string by using $('html').text(JSON.stringify(person));, but I doubt that's what you want. You could do $('html').text('Name: '+name/*...*/). – blex Mar 4 '15 at 22:44
    
Thank you blex! That's exactly what I wanted :) Now my PHP script can parse that and save it to db ;) Thank you!!! – Theresa O'Brian Mar 4 '15 at 22:47
up vote 1 down vote

I, too, would recommend some sort of templating system like underscores, handlebars, mustasche etc. However, if it's limited use you could do it yourself, instead of using an entire framework for one template.

You need some placeholders in your HTML. In the example, i use Mustasche.js-style placeholders. Example:

        <html>
        <body>
            <ul>
                <li>name: {{name}}</li>
                <li>gender: {gender}</li>
                <li>link: {{link}}</li>
                <li>id: {{id}}</li>
            </ul>
        </body>
    </html>

Then we want to replace the placeholder with the appropriate value, which could be done like this:

...
$.getJSON( "http://graph.facebook.com/4/", function( json ) {
    name = json.name;
    link = json.link;
    gender = json.gender;
    id = json.id;

    var person = {name:name,link:link,gender:gender,id:id};


    // Get the current HTML from the selector
    var template = $("html").html();

    // Replace each placeholder w/ the correct thing
    template = template.replace("{{name}}", name);
    template = template.replace("{{link}}", link);
    template = template.replace("{{gender}}", gender);
    template = template.replace("{{id}}", id);

    // Write the new HTML to the selector
    $("html").html(template);

    return person;
});
...
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I recommend using a template function like _.template()

var compiled = _.template("<p>Name: <%= name %></p>");
compiled(person);
//<p>Name: Theresa</p>

http://underscorejs.org/#template

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