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Is there an easy way to take a string like the one below into an array without writing some kind of complicated parsing function?

const stringArray = '[{key1: 'value1', key2: 'value 2'}, {key1: 'value3', key2: 'value4'}, {key1: 'value5', key2: 'value6'}]';

I want to be able to do something like:

const arr = <stringArray CONVERTED TO ARRAY>;
console.log(arr[1].key1); // should log 'value3'

If context helps, I'm writing a utility program in JavaScript that involves grabbing and parsing an array input into a <textarea> by the user.

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    If that mysterious format would be valid JSON, you could JSON.parse it easily Commented Jul 14, 2018 at 16:38
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    why not take a JSON (ECMA-404) standard compliant string and parse it instead of some fancy lookalike. Commented Jul 14, 2018 at 16:38
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    The inner quotes should be double quotes though. The string isn't even valid syntax as-is. Commented Jul 14, 2018 at 16:39
  • Possible duplicate of How do I parse this invalid JSON string in jQuery? Commented Jul 14, 2018 at 19:47
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