How can I convert this string: "{one=1,two=2}" into an object with JavaScript? So I can access the values.
I tried replacing the "=" for ":", but then while accessing the object I receive an "undefined". Here is my code:
var numbers = "{one=1,two=2}"; //This is how I receive the string
numbers = numbers.replace(/=/g, ':'); //I use the '/g' to replace all the ocurrencies
document.write(numbers.one); //prints undefined
So this is the string
var str = '{one=1,two=2}';
replace = character to : and also make this as a valid JSON object (needs keys with double-quotes around)
var str_for_json = str.replace(/(\w+)=/g, '"$1"=').replace(/=/g, ':');
In regex, \w means [a-zA-Z0-9_] and the ( ) capture what's inside, usable later like here with $1
Now parse your string to JSON in order to use like that
var str_json = JSON.parse(str_for_json);
Now enjoy. Cheers!!
document.write(str_json.one);
var str = '{one=1,two=2}';
var str_for_json = str.replace(/(\w+)=/g, '"$1"=').replace(/=/g, ':');
try {
var str_json = JSON.parse(str_for_json);
document.write(str_json.one);
} catch(e) {
console.log("Not valid JSON:" + e);
};
Instead of trying to use regexp to create JSON, I would simply parse the string directly, as in
const result = {};
numbers.match(/{(.*?)}/)[1] // get what's between curlies
.split(',') // split apart key/value pairs
.map(pair => pair.split('=')) // split pairs into key and value
.forEach(([key, value]) => // for each key and value
result[key] = value); // set it in the object
1 - a valide JSON is :var numbers = "{\"one\"=1,\"two\"=2}"; (you need the \")
2- you need to JSON.parse the strign
So this works:
var numbers = "{\"one\"=1,\"two\"=2}"; //This is how I receive the string
numbers = numbers.replace(/=/g, ':'); //I use the '/g' to replace all the ocurrencies
numbers=JSON.parse(numbers);
document.write(numbers.one); //prints undefined
But, it's bad practice !
