How to make a JSON object?

Question

I want to create the following JSON object, as seen from a console log:

Object
    .   member: Object
    .   id: 8286

I've been trying:

'member' :[{'id': 8286}]

but get the following error: "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token :"

What am I doing wrong? Thanks

I don't upvote to compensate downvotes, but I should. This is a perfectly valid question. — Julio Santos
– Julio Santos, Commented Jan 6, 2012 at 21:29
@JúlioSantos, that's a good rule, though. You might think the question deserves to be at zero, but you are giving the requestor +8 rep. In this case, that's probably fine, but in general it often rewards bad or mediocre questions. — Devin Burke
– Devin Burke, Commented Jan 6, 2012 at 21:32
Do you want to create JSON or a JavaScript object? Have you read a JavaScript Guide at all? — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Jan 6, 2012 at 21:38

Kai Qing · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-06 21:44:37Z

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var member = {
    id: 8286
};

this allows you to access it like

member.id

You could have also meant something like:

var data = {
    member: {
        id: 8286
    }
};

which you would access like so:

data.member.id

If this is not what you want, please clarify in your post cause I'm not sure I'm following your request correctly.

edited Jan 6, 2012 at 21:44

answered Jan 6, 2012 at 21:28

Kai Qing

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Dan Suceava · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-06 21:29:11Z

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You're missing the curly braces surrounding the object. As in:

var x = {'member': [{'id':8286}]};

edited Jan 6, 2012 at 21:29

answered Jan 6, 2012 at 21:28

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Felix Kling Over a year ago

It's not JSON, but OP is probably meaning a JavaScript object.

Oliver Ni Over a year ago

@FelixKling who's OP?

fivedigit · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-06 21:29:02Z

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You mean something like this?

{
    "member": {},
    "id": 8286
}

answered Jan 6, 2012 at 21:29

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Kai Qing Over a year ago

thats kind of what i thought but i think id needs to be in member to make sense... so obj->member->id

fivedigit Over a year ago

Then you mean var obj = {"member":{"id":8286}}, which can then be accessed with obj.member.id

Rashad · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-18 06:22:55Z

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{
   "member":{
      "id":value
   },
   {
      another_data:value
   }
}

the data are accesses using the(.) operator. the id is accessed by member.id

edited Mar 18, 2014 at 6:22

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answered Mar 18, 2014 at 6:01

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