How to convert this javascript string into javascript array/object [duplicate]

Question

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How to parse JSON easily?

I have this string:

[{text: 'First Option',  value: 'first'},{text: 'Second Option', value: 'second'},{text: 'Third Option',  value: 'third'}]

How do I convert it into an array/object in the same form in javascript?

Answer 1

Could either use var data = JSON.parse(yourString); or var data = eval('(' + yourString+ ')');

Answer 2

This is one of the times that eval actually comes in useful:

var x = eval(yourString);

But it's definitely safer to use JSON.parse as suggested by other answers.

Here's a working example of the eval version.