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JavaScript

Alberto Centelles
Alberto Centelles
8,356 Points
Posted by Alberto Centelles
Alberto Centelles
8,356 Points

Foursquare API

Here is my code. The console says it has an "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL " when it gets to "var script = '{".

I copy it here:

<html>
<body>

<h2>JSON Object Creation in JavaScript</h2>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
var script = '{
meta: {
code: 200
}
notifications: [
{
type: "notificationTray"
item: {
unreadCount: 8
}
}
]
response: {
categories: [
{
id: "4d4b7104d754a06370d81259"
name: "Arts & Entertainment"
pluralName: "Arts & Entertainment"
shortName: "Arts & Entertainment"
icon: {
prefix: "https://ss3.4sqi.net/img/categories_v2/arts_entertainment/default_"
suffix: ".png"
}
]
}
]
}
}';

var obj = JSON.parse(script);
console.log(obj);

</script>

</body>
</html>

Thank you very much

1 Answer

Aimee Ault
Aimee Ault
29,193 Points
Aimee Ault
Aimee Ault
29,193 Points

A good way to debug these kinds of issues if you're not seeing the issue is to prune your JSON object down until you see where it's causing the issue. I think in this case, it's because your key names need to be strings, so "meta" instead of meta, etc.

shahardekel
shahardekel
20,306 Points
shahardekel
shahardekel
20,306 Points

I agree with Aimee Ault . Try to validate your json object in an online JSON validator - jsonlint.com is a good choice to start with.