Convert back string from JSON.stringify to array

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Is it possible convert string from JSON.stringify back to Array?

you can use parseJSON if you are using jquery – karthikr May 19 '13 at 18:28 — karthikr, May 19 '13 at 18:28

score 21 · Answer 1 · answered May 19 '13 at 18:29

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JSON.parse is your friend and answer :)

//examples:
JSON.parse('{}'); // {}
JSON.parse('true'); // true
JSON.parse('"foo"'); // "foo"
JSON.parse('[1, 5, "false"]'); // [1, 5, "false"]
JSON.parse('null'); // null

MDN JSON.Parse details

answered May 19 '13 at 18:29

Dory Zidon

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Beware of browser compatibility issues, as noted on this link: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/JSON. – Ricardo Souza May 19 '13 at 18:34
dude it's talking about ff 3.5, that's like history :) all browsers today support JSON... – Dory Zidon May 19 '13 at 18:43
Yep, I know, but IE8- still haunts the web... – Ricardo Souza May 19 '13 at 18:45
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it's supported in IE8..http://caniuse.com/json – Dory Zidon May 19 '13 at 18:49
Well... It all dependes on the target audience, but I think it's always better to use a polyfill like [json2](https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-js) in case the browser does not support the native APIs. – Ricardo Souza May 19 '13 at 18:58

Convert back string from JSON.stringify to array

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