Parsing JSON doesn't work

Question

The JS array containing JSON objects is in external file pairs.js which looks like this:

var objects =[{
    "name":"Joe",
    "age":"22"
  },{
    "name":"April",
    "age":"43"
  }, .......
];

I include the file in html like this:

<script src="pairs.js"></script>

Now my problem begins - I can't parse these objects. I've done it like this:

var obj=jQuery.parseJSON(objects);
//also tried: jQuery.parseJSON(objects[0]);
alert(obj.name);

But it won't work. What am I doing wrong?

You've used JavaScript literal syntax to create JavaScript objects. That isn't JSON. There's nothing to parse since it's already in the native object types of the programming environment. — I Hate Lazy
– I Hate Lazy, Commented Oct 10, 2012 at 15:54
I read the expression JSON object in this site about 20 times a day... — Álvaro González
– Álvaro González, Commented Oct 10, 2012 at 15:57
There is no such thing as a "JSON Object". JSON is a string representation of an object (it just happens to be similar to the JavaScript object syntax). — gen_Eric
– gen_Eric, Commented Oct 10, 2012 at 15:58
Thanks for clarifying. I've been trying to resolve this before asking here but obviously I'm still a greenhorn in web dev :) Thanks again — c0dehunter
– c0dehunter, Commented Oct 10, 2012 at 16:00

cdhowie · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-10 15:56:01Z

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jQuery.parseJSON() expects a string argument that contains JSON. But you're passing it an already-formed object. You don't need to parse anything at all here. Just use objects.

answered Oct 10, 2012 at 15:56

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c0dehunter Over a year ago

Thank you, alert(objects[0].name] did it!

Den T · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-10 15:57:56Z

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objects is already a JavaScript object and parseJson() won't work in this case

answered Oct 10, 2012 at 15:57

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gen_Eric · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-10 16:00:37Z

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You are already passing a formed Object, so there is no need to parse it, just try using the object.

edited Oct 10, 2012 at 16:00

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answered Oct 10, 2012 at 15:58

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