How to convert dynamic JSON string to javascript array

Question

I have a php web page returning json string. json string is like this .

   {
   "employees": [
   {
  "fname": "sdsdsd",
  "lname": "sdsd",
  "phone": "sdsd",
  "gender": "female",
  "dob": "1990-03-11",
  "address": "03",
  "nic": "erer",
  "email": "erererer",
  "empid": "ererere",
  "designation": "sdsds",
  "qualifications": "dsds"
 }
 ]

   }

this is a dynamic page (values can change). i want to display these strings in a jquery mobile listview. please tell me how should my javascript function looks like..

well it should start with <script> something goes here and end with </script> — Class
– Class, Commented Sep 25, 2013 at 5:49
you should return the value as JSON from your AJAX call, then it is as simple as var json_obj = ajax_result; — Aaron Gong
– Aaron Gong, Commented Sep 25, 2013 at 5:55

Zaheer Ahmed · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25 05:54:59Z

3

Append extra an [ and ] to the beginning and end of the string. This will make it an array.

jQuery:

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

JavaScript:

var jsonArray = eval('(' + json + ')');

Here is Jsfiddle Demo

answered Sep 25, 2013 at 5:54

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