Create array from string - with complex types for highchart

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I have this text string:

 [[Date.UTC(2012,8, 1), 2],[Date.UTC(2012,9, 31), 3],[Date.UTC(2013,0, 31), 3]]

and when I paste it like that, it works fine, but getting it from a string does not work, Can't seem to use JSON.parse() because of the Date.UTC thing.

http://jsfiddle.net/NmFjj/

two samples shown. I need to be able to convert that string to an array so the highcharts works correctly.

if you have no control over the Date.UTC being inserted, chances are you're going to have to :gulp: eval() it first. — Brad Christie
– Brad Christie, Commented Jun 28, 2013 at 15:30
Eval does work, was hoping there would be a better way. I do control the creation of the text string, and I create the Date.UTC() but it is based on the docs from Highcharts, as that is how they expect dates (at least in the example I saw.) — Simon
– Simon, Commented Jun 30, 2013 at 12:24

Trylks · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-28 15:30:41Z

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Try eval instead of JSON.parse.

answered Jun 28, 2013 at 15:30

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