Behind the scenes, is JSON created using eval?
If not, how does the string '{"val1":1,"val2":2}' get turned into an object where .val1 == 1 and .val2 == 2?
Behind the scenes, is JSON created using eval ? If not, how does the
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Behind the scenes, is JSON created using eval?
If not, how does the string '{"val1":1,"val2":2}' get turned into an object where .val1 == 1 and .val2 == 2?
JSON is usually converted into a JavaScript object using a JSON parser. Browsers nowadays come with one which can be accessed via the
parsemethod of theJSONobject. The traditional pollyfill is json2.js.That string, however, is not JSON and cannot be parsed with a JSON parser.