JavaScript JSON parse() method is used to parse a JSON string, constructing the JavaScript value or object described by the string.
JSON.parse(text)
JSON.parse(text, reviver)
Note: you will get a syntax error if the text is not in JSON format.
JavaScript JSON parse example
Simple example code use the JavaScript function JSON.parse() to convert text into a JavaScript object:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
var data = '{"name":"John", "age":30, "city":"New York"}';
var res= JSON.parse(data)
console.log(res)
</script>
</body>
</html>
Output:
More examples Using JSON.parse()
JSON.parse('{}'); // {}
JSON.parse('true'); // true
JSON.parse('"foo"'); // "foo"
JSON.parse('[1, 5, "false"]'); // [1, 5, "false"]
JSON.parse('null'); // null
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Note: The All JS Examples codes are tested on the Firefox browser and the Chrome browser.
OS: Windows 10
Code: HTML 5 Version