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I would like to convert this string

{"id":1,"name":"Test1"},{"id":2,"name":"Test2"}

to array of 2 JSON objects. How should I do it?

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If you get this as a JSON string, then it is not valid JSON anyway... where do you get it from? Could you post a more complete code example? – Felix Kling Dec 7 '10 at 10:22

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Using jQuery:

var str = '{"id":1,"name":"Test1"},{"id":2,"name":"Test2"}';
var jsonObj = $.parseJSON('[' + str + ']');

jsonObj is your JSON object.

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Thanks a lot for answers – Sobis Dec 7 '10 at 12:02
@Sobis You could have accepted an answer... – dskanth Apr 11 '11 at 12:15
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Append extra an [ and ] to the beginning and end of the string. This will make it an array. Then use eval() or some safe JSON serializer to serialize the string and make it a real JavaScript datatype.

You should use https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js instead of eval(). eval is only if you're doing some quick debugging/testing.

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up vote 3 down vote

as Luca indicated, add extra [] to your string and use th code below...

var myObject = eval('(' + myJSONtext + ')');

to test it you can use the snippet below.

var s =" [{'id':1,'name':'Test1'},{'id':2,'name':'Test2'}]";
var myObject = eval('(' + s + ')');
for (i in myObject)
{
alert(myObject[i]["name"]);
}

hope it helps..

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up vote 2 down vote

If your using jQuery, it's parseJSON function can be used and is preferable to JavaScript's native eval() function.

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I know a lot of people are saying use eval. the eval() js function will call the compiler, and that can offer a series of security risks. It is best to avoid its usage where possible. The parse function offers a more secure alternative.

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