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I've a JSON object and I want to display it in Code Mirror. Code Mirror expects string only. When I do JSON.stringify it screws up the values where it is an array instead of just string.

eg. This is the output of JSON.stringify

{
     "version": "1.1",
     "sid": "ManagementService",
     "svcVersion": "0.1",
     "oid": "getCurrentStatsForServiceTypes",
     "params": {
          "serviceTypes": "[\"rest\", \"wsdl\", \"database\", \"rss\"]"
     }
}

I want output as...

{
  "version": "1.1",
    "sid": "ManagementService",
    "svcVersion": "0.1",
    "oid": "getCurrentStatsForServiceTypes",
    "params": {
      "serviceTypes":["rest", "wsdl", "database","rss"]
    }
}

In short I want to convert the Type from Object to String without affecting the value.

Update: JSON Object is

{
  "version": "1.1",
    "sid": "ManagementService",
    "svcVersion": "0.1",
    "oid": "getCurrentStatsForServiceTypes",
    "params": {
      "serviceTypes":["rest", "wsdl", "database","rss"]
    }
}

I want the same as a string. Something like this should work.

'{
  "version": "1.1",
    "sid": "ManagementService",
    "svcVersion": "0.1",
    "oid": "getCurrentStatsForServiceTypes",
    "params": {
      "serviceTypes":["rest", "wsdl", "database","rss"]
    }
}'

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what is your json object? –  hvgotcodes Jun 5 '12 at 11:50
    
If your object really contains an array (as you suggest), your JSON.stringify is buggy. –  Bergi Jun 5 '12 at 11:55
    
There's no such thing as "JSON object". –  Oleg V. Volkov Jun 5 '12 at 12:06

2 Answers 2

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It seems your serviceTypes are no array but a string in your Object. Try this:

obj.params.serviceTypes = JSON.parse(obj.params.serviceTypes);
return JSON.stringify(obj);
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If your serviceTypes parameter is an array, it should serialize as you indicate you want it to serialize. I have a feeling you are putting a string in that property, not an array.

When I stringify your object literal i get

"{"version":"1.1","sid":"ManagementService","svcVersion":"0.1","oid":"getCurrentStatsForServiceTypes","params":{"serviceTypes":["rest","wsdl","database","rss"]}}"

The array is not escaped, its an array.

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This is the original JSON Object { "version": "1.1", "sid": "ManagementService", "svcVersion": "0.1", "oid": "getCurrentStatsForServiceTypes", "params": { "serviceTypes": ["rest", "wsdl", "database","rss"] } } If you do JSON.stringify in Firebug Console you will see Array is escaped. Sorry but I don't see any way to format the code in my comment. –  Ashit Vora Jun 5 '12 at 11:54
    
Just use ` char to make inline code. Like ` code ` (without spaces). When I put your object to JSON.stringify() in Firebug console it's ok, array isn't escaped (I've tried test = {...}; JSON.stringify(test); and direct JSON.stringify({...});. –  Wirone Jun 5 '12 at 12:37
    
I just tried what you mentioned in Firebug but I got different result. Array is escaped. see this screenshot i.imgur.com/FOrux.png –  Ashit Vora Jun 11 '12 at 13:28

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