var parseInput = function() { var json = ''; $.getJSON('font-awesome-icons.json', function(data) { json = data; $.each(data.icons, function(key, val) { $('#output').append('
  • ' + parseCategories(val.categories) + '
  • '); }); }); } var parseCategories = function(categories) { var categoriesString = ''; $.each(categories, function(key, val) { categoriesString += val + ','; }); return categoriesString; }