Push objects to array and get the array content

Question

I get results from Ajax call and want to push it to an array as objects;

This is my try:

var myList = [""];

$.ajax({
    url: 'list.json',
    dataType: 'json',
    success: function (data) {

        for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
            myList.push({
                id: data[i].id,
                text: data[i].text
            });
        }
        console.log(myList);

    }
});

The output I get is:

["",Object, Object, Object, ...]

I'm wondering how can I get the output like this:

["", {id:"id", text:"text"}, {id:"id", text:"text"}, ...]

JSON.stringify()

Pranav C Balan
– Pranav C Balan

2016-06-21 15:42:51 +00:00
Commented Jun 21, 2016 at 15:42 — Pranav C Balan
– Pranav C Balan, Commented Jun 21, 2016 at 15:42

Pranav C Balan · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-21 16:18:07Z

3

You can use JSON.stringify() method to convert the object to JSON string.

console.log(JSON.stringify(myList));

UPDATE : Your question output is not a valid json, to convert into that format use String#replace method.

console.log(JSON.stringify(myList).replace(/({\s?|,\s?)"(\w+)":/g,'$1$2:'));

edited Jun 21, 2016 at 16:18

answered Jun 21, 2016 at 15:43

Pranav C Balan

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Homer Over a year ago

Thanks! ... But there's a small thing is not okay with that, it's returning BOTH the key pair between double quotes: {"id":"id"} , how can I make it surround the data only with quotes, to be {id:"id"} ?

Pranav C Balan Over a year ago

@Homer : that's valid json... otherwise try console.log(JSON.stringify(myList).replace(/{"(\w+)":/g,'{$1:'));

Homer Over a year ago

Thanks again Pranav!

Homer Over a year ago

Would you please help in refining the replace a little, to make it replace the other key? since it's replacing the first one only! :) {id: "id", "text": "text"}

Homer Over a year ago

Thanks a lot! I appreciate your help!

Kodie Grantham · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-21 15:44:05Z

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Easy!

JSON.stringify(myList);

Should take care of it for you.

answered Jun 21, 2016 at 15:44

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