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    var jsonCallbackCode1 = eval("employees = { 'accounting' : [ { 'firstName' : 'Jo''hn', 'lastName'  : 'Doe','age': 23 }]}");
	alert(employees.accounting[0].firstName);

I got the following exception Microsoft JScript compilation error: Expected '}'

help me?

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I think the problem rely on 'Jo''hn' see the double ' that break the string ;) –  kentaromiura Nov 13 '09 at 10:01
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Try this... you have to use two backslashes to escape fully:

var jsonCallbackCode1 = eval("employees = { 'accounting' : [ { 'firstName' : 'Jo\\'\\'hn', 'lastName'  : 'Doe','age': 23 }]}");
			alert(employees.accounting[0].firstName);

Or of course you could just remove the apostrophes from the firstName altogether.

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The parser is choking on The 'Jo''hn' because of the single quote. Escape it with \'

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Try this 

var jsonCallbackCode1 = eval("employees = { 'accounting' : [ { 'firstName' : 'Jo\'\'hn', 'lastName'  : 'Doe','age': 23 }]}");
    alert(employees.accounting[0].firstName);
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Again its not working. Still have the same problem –  subramani Nov 13 '09 at 11:31
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I believe 

'Jo''hn'

is the problem.

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yes ofcource the apostrophes is the problem. But i want to show the apostrophes also, what should i do? –  subramani Nov 13 '09 at 14:14
    
So doesn't Ambrosia's technique with the double backslash do the trick, either? –  Tom Bartel Nov 17 '09 at 17:00
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