Query [exclusive] | Json

| Feature | JSON Query | XPath (for XML) | Manual Parsing | SQL | |---------|------------|----------------|----------------|-----| | Nested access | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Excellent | ❌ Verbose | 🟡 Limited | | Filters | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | | Performance | 🟡 Good | 🟡 Good | ❌ Poor for large | ✅ Great | | Human-readable | ✅ Yes | 🟡 Medium | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | | Standards | ❌ None | ✅ W3C | N/A | ✅ ANSI SQL |

A "JSON query" is a string expression that navigates through a JSON document to locate, filter, or transform data. Think of it like a GPS for your JSON: you provide the address (the query), and it returns the destination (the data). json query