JavaScript runtime error: Invalid character using JSON.parse

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The following throws "JavaScript runtime error: Invalid character":

   var opts = "[{'UOM':'E','Description':'E - Each'},{'UOM':'C','Description':'C - Per 100'},{'UOM':'M','Description':'M - Per 1000'}]"
   var options = JSON.parse(opts);

What invalid character is in my JSON string? Thanks

It is not valid JSON because of the quotes http://www.json.org/ Keys and string values need to be surrounds with double quotes, not single. — epascarello, Nov 06 '15 at 15:42

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 06 '15 at 15:44

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You need to replace the apostrophes with escaped quotation marks (\").

answered Nov 06 '15 at 15:44

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