How to access nested array in json in javascript

Question

I have a ajax call and as a return i have json object. I can access information like 'status' or 'info' with

// handle a successful response
                        success : function(json) {
                            if (json.result == 'ok') {
                                console.log('sanity check - iccid:' + json.iccid);
                                console.log('sanity check - amount:' + json.amount);
                            } else if (json.result == 'error'){
                                console.log('sanity check - error: ' + json.info);
                            };

but in this json object i have another array:

[
    {
        "pk": 31,
        "model": "simcard.voucher",
        "fields": {
            "amount": 5,
            "voucher_no": "4762"
        }
    },
    {
        "pk": 32,
        "model": "simcard.voucher",
        "fields": {
            "amount": 5,
            "voucher_no": "4912"
        }
    }
]

First I would like to get vouchers quantity. I tried with json.vouchers.length but I got characters quantity. Then I would like to iterate over vouchers. With:

var v = json.vouchers;
 for(var i in v)
  {
   console.info( v[i].pk);
   console.info( v[i].model);
   console.info( v[i].fields.amount);
   console.info( v[i].fields.voucher_no);
   }

I got error TypeError: v[i].fields is undefined

If I output whole json reponse to console I get:

Object { amount=10,  iccid="894422",  vouchers="[{"pk": 31, "model": "simcard.voucher", "fields": {"amount": 5, "voucher_no": "4762"}}, {"pk": 32, "model": "simcard.voucher", "fields": {"amount": 5, "voucher_no": "4912"}}]"  }

Hope you can guide me. Thanks in advance!

Looks like your vouchers field is actually a string. Try to check its type console.info(typeof json.vouchers). If it is so, parse it manually by following json.vouchers = JSON.parse(json.vouchers) — just-boris
– just-boris, Commented May 27, 2015 at 22:13
BTW, there is no such thing as JSON object. You either have a JSON string, or you have converted it to an object. — Jeremy J Starcher
– Jeremy J Starcher, Commented May 27, 2015 at 22:15
thanks for tips. I just copied what I had in console. And it is 'String'. Checked with typeof — gerpaick
– gerpaick, Commented May 27, 2015 at 22:25

Eduardo Pérez · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-27 22:16:56Z

2

I think you have to parse your json to a js object.

var v = JSON.parse(json.vouchers)

answered May 27, 2015 at 22:16

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