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Leroy Sibisi
20,619 PointsI'm having a problem answering this challenge.
I'm having a problem answering this challenge.
The challenge is, Create a new variable jsonObject and then use the native JSON object to parse the jsonString and assign it to jsonObject.
Here is the code provided; var jsonString = '{"name": "Andrew", "languages": ["javascript", "swift", "java", "ruby", "html", "css", "qbasic"]}';
My answer was; var jsonObject = JSON.parse("jsonString");
But I get an error.
4 Answers
gnarfugh
11,540 PointsIn your answer, you have jsonString as an actual string using the quotes JSON.parse("jsonString");
it should be the variable
JSON.parse(jsonString);
also for reference, I tried to add my new variable to the top. and it wouldn't work:
ex 1.
var jsonObject = JSON.parse(jsonString);
var jsonString = '{"name": "Andrew", "languages": ["javascript", "swift", "java", "ruby", "html", "css", "qbasic"]}';
However, when i added it below the jsonString, it was correct.
ex 2.
var jsonString = '{"name": "Andrew", "languages": ["javascript", "swift", "java", "ruby", "html", "css", "qbasic"]}';
var jsonObject = JSON.parse(jsonString);
hope that helps.
Sathish kumar Balasubramanian
6,748 PointsThe answer is
var jsonObject = JSON.parse('jsonString');
"JSON" all in caps in JSON.parse() method.
Please refer the native Javascript documentation. Here is the link: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON/parse
mkmk
15,897 PointsClose! But your jquery keyword is a bit off, check the documentation for a clue:
https://api.jquery.com/jquery.parsejson/
Leroy Sibisi
20,619 PointsI looked at the documentation, then change the answer to
var jsonObject = jQuery.parseJSON("jsonString");
Still, I haven't had any luck! :-(
mkmk
15,897 PointsClose! But your jquery keyword is a bit off, check the documentation for a clue:
https://api.jquery.com/jquery.parsejson/