JavaScript JSON parse() Method
Below is the example of the JSON parse() Method.
- Example:
<script>varobj = JSON.parse('{"var1":"Geeks","var2":"forGeeks!"}');document.write(obj.var1 +""+ obj.var2);</script> - Output:
GeeksforGeeks!
The JSON.parse() method in JavaScript is used to parse a JSON string which is written in a JSON format and return a JavaScript object.
Syntax:
JSON.parse( string, function )
Parameters: This method accepts two parameter as mentioned above and described below:
- string: It is required parameter and it contains string which is written in JSON format.
- function: It is optional parameter and used to transform result. The function called for each item.
More example codes for the above method are as follows:
Example 1: This example parse a string and return the JavaScript object.
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> JavaScript JSON parse() Method </title></head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2> JavaScript JSON parse() Method </h2> <p id="GFG"></p> <!-- Script to parse a string and return JavaScript object --> <script> var obj = JSON.parse('{"var1":"Hello", "var2":"Geeks!"}'); document.getElementById("GFG").innerHTML = obj.var1 + " " + obj.var2; </script></body> </html> |
Output:
Example 2: This example use reviver function to parse a string and return the JavaScript object.
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head> <title> JavaScript JSON parse() Method </title></head> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2> JavaScript JSON parse() Method </h2> <p id="GFG"></p> <!-- Script to parse a string and return JavaScript object --> <script> var text = '{ "var1":"Amanda", "gender":"male"}'; var obj = JSON.parse(text, function (key, value) { if (value == "male") { return ("female"); } else { return value; } }); document.getElementById("GFG").innerHTML = obj.var1 + ", " + obj.gender; </script></body> </html> |
Output:
Supported browsers:
- Chrome 4.0
- Firefox 3.5
- Opera 11.0
- Internet Explorer 8.0
- Safari 4.0
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