javascript convert json to object

Question

This code fails

var data = '{ "name": "binchen" }';
data = JSON.stringify(data);
alert(data.name);//throws undifined

This code works

 var data = { "name": "binchen" };              
 alert(data.name);

How do I convert data into an object in the first scenario?

Headline? JSON is a string - ALWAYS. If it's not a string it's not JSON. WHy are you trying to stringify a string??? — Mörre
– Mörre, Commented Jan 7, 2015 at 20:48

Denys Séguret · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-07 20:49:09Z

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Use JSON.parse to parse the JSON string into a JavaScript object (there's no such thing as a "JSON object", JSON is a string based exchange format) :

data = JSON.parse(data);

answered Jan 7, 2015 at 20:49

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developer747 Over a year ago

That worked! I will mark it as soon as it lets me. Thank you !

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