Question

Let’s say we have a file (*.csv, *.txt …) like :

Name,  Surname,     Age,  Occupation
Gino,  DiNanni,     19,   student
Anna,  Kournikova,  27,   programmer

^{(I added those spaces just to make it readable here)}

I’m trying to create a JSON (BTW it’s valid) like:

[
    {
        "gino_dinanni": [
            {
                "age": "19",
                "occupation": "student",
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "anna_kournikova": [
            {
                "age": "27",
                "occupation": "programmer",
            }
        ]
    }
]

accessible like e.g.

anna_kournikova.age    // 27

So far I have this http://jsbin.com/apapey/2/edit but this is giving me (awfully):

[["Age:19","Occupation:student"],["Age:27","Occupation:programmer"]] 

I know how to use .toLowerCase() to create anna_kournikova and stuff, but I’m really lost in creating the right JSON “object”. I would paste some better examples I tried before, but I erased them all in a fit of rage, now going back from scratch and I need your advice. Might be I’m missing a simple detail? Thanks so much!

Answer 1

If you are able to change the markup of your JSON, this would yield better results,

{
    "gino_dinanni": {
        "age": "19",
        "occupation": "student"
    },
    "anna_kournikova": {
        "age": "27",
        "occupation": "programmer"
    }
};

That way you can use data.anna_kournikova.age. As other users have suggested, your CSV should be parsed on the server side and you can just use jQuery.getJSON( ... ) to retrieve it