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JavaScript Node.js Basics (2014) Building a Command Line Application Parsing JSON

Helen King
Helen King
9,717 Points
Posted by Helen King
Helen King
9,717 Points

Create a new variable jsonObject and then use the native JSON object to parse the jsonString and assign it to jsonObject

I am not sure what I am doing wrong with this code challenge.

This is the challenge link https://teamtreehouse.com/library/nodejs-basics/building-a-command-line-application/parsing-json-2

i've tried everything I can think of.

app.js 
var jsonString = '{"name": "Andrew", "languages": ["javascript", "swift", "java", "ruby", "html", "css", "qbasic"]}';
var jsonObject = JSON.parse("jsonString");
Viren Mahtani
Viren Mahtani
924 Points
Viren Mahtani
Viren Mahtani
924 Points

I've tried the same code. It's working

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

Remember: You don't need to use quotes to reference a variable name. Just remove the quotes in the 2nd line, and it should work, like this:

var jsonString = '{"name": "Andrew", "languages": ["javascript", "swift", "java", "ruby", "html", "css", "qbasic"]}';
var jsonObject = JSON.parse(jsonString);