convert an array like looking string into array in Javascript [duplicate]

Question

I want to convert array like looking string into array.

for ex:

from string

 var str = "['Asian', 'Japanese', 'Vegetarian Friendly', 'Vegan Options', 'Gluten Free 
   Options']"

to array

['Asian', 'Japanese', 'Vegetarian Friendly', 'Vegan Options', 'Gluten Free Options']

I have tried this with regex

str.match(/'[a-z]*'/gi).map((elm)=>{
    return elm.replace(/'/g,"")
    })

but this is not considering the spaces in between or more than one word.

Please let me know the efficient solution.

I'm reading this string from an CSV file using PapaParse. and in csv file data is stored like ['Asian', 'Japanese', 'Vegetarian Friendly', 'Vegan Options', 'Gluten Free Options'] in a single cell — SPGuar
– SPGuar, Commented Mar 2, 2019 at 13:30
You can replace all the ' to " and then JSON.parse. But if you have an apostrophe on any of the items, then it won't work — adiga
– adiga, Commented Mar 2, 2019 at 13:30

Ori Drori · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-02 13:29:56Z

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Replace the single quotes to double quotes, and convert to array with JSON.parse():

var str = "['Asian', 'Japanese', 'Vegetarian Friendly', 'Vegan Options', 'Gluten Free Options ']"

var result = JSON.parse(str.replace(/'/g, '"'))

console.log(result)

answered Mar 2, 2019 at 13:29

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Luca Kiebel · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-02 13:30:34Z

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Just replace all single quotes by double quotes and JSON.parse() it:

let str = "['Asian', 'Japanese', 'Vegetarian Friendly', 'Vegan Options', 'Gluten Free Options']";

str = str.replace(/'/g,'"') // replace all ' by "

let arr = JSON.parse(str) // now that it's valid JSON, parse it

console.log(arr)

answered Mar 2, 2019 at 13:30

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Md . Sojib Ahmed · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-02 13:35:07Z

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var str = "['Asian', 'Japanese', 'Vegetarian Friendly', 'Vegan Options', 'Gluten Free Options ']";
console.log(JSON.parse(str.replace(/'/g, '"')));

answered Mar 2, 2019 at 13:35

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Sibashrit Pattnaik · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-02 13:41:52Z

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str.replace(/[\[\]']+/g,'').split(', ')

Try this. It is working for the string you posted.

answered Mar 2, 2019 at 13:41

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