json parse

• A common use of JSON is to exchange data to/from a web server.
• The JSON.parse() method parses a JSON string, constructing the JavaScript value or object described by the string.
• JSON.parse() method will parse the JavaScript string and return a JavaScript object.

Syntax

	JSON.parse(text);
JSON.parse(text, reviver);
	

			
	
			

		
	

Parameters

• text – The string to parse as JSON.
• reviver – Optional – function that checks each property, before returning the value.

Return value

The Object, Array, string, number, boolean, or null value corresponding to the given JSON text.

how to parse json in javascript

	const json = '{"name": "Alex", "framwork": "VueJS"}';
const obj = JSON.parse(json);

console.log(typeof json)
console.log(obj)
console.log(typeof obj)
	

			
	
			

		
	

Output

	string
{ name: 'Alex', framwork: 'VueJS' }
object
	

			
	
			

		
	

For example take an object called obj which has a nested object.

	const obj = {
    role: 'FrontEndDev',
    somewhat: {
        framework: 'SvelteJS'
    }
};
	

			
	
			

		
	

The object is first transformed into a string and then this string will be parsed and converted into an object before being returned.

	const parsed = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(obj));

console.log(typeof obj)
console.log(typeof JSON.stringify(obj))
console.log(typeof parsed)
console.log(parsed)
	

			
	
			

		
	

• The JSON.stringify and JSON.parse methods can be used to deep copy an object.
• In a deep copy, the source and target objects have different memory addresses and are not connected at all.
• The JSON.stringify() method will take a JavaScript object as an argument and transform it into a string.
• Then the JSON.parse() method will parse the JavaScript string and return a JavaScript object.

Output

	object
string
object
{ role: 'FrontEndDev', somewhat: { framework: 'SvelteJS' } }
	

			
	
			

		
	

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