Question

I get data from the server with Ajax.

Data returned (from firebug):

{"users":[{"name":"some name", "age":17},{"name":"some name2", "age":25}]}

When I try

$.post('server.php', function(data){
    var users = eval(data).users;
    alert(users[0].name);
});

I get on firebug:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token )

Any help?

Answer 1

You have to surround the json string with brackets

$.post('server.php', function(data){
    var users = eval('('+data+')').users;
    alert(users[0].name);
});

DEMO