What is JSON.parse() and and explain its use in javascript?


JSON.parse()

When the data is received from web server, the data is always a string .So to change it to the object, JSON.parse() method is used. 

Example

 Live Demo

<html>
<body>
<script>
   var obj = '{"name":"Jon", "age":20, "city":"Columbia"}';
   var res = JSON.parse(obj);
   document.write(res);
   console.log(res);
</script>
</body>
</html>

output

[object object]
{"name":"Jon", "age":"20", "city":"Columbia"}

Updated on: 30-Jul-2019

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