Question

var dat;

$.ajax({
    url: url,
    type: 'POST',
    dataType: "json",
    success: function (data, textStatus) {
        dat = data;
        alert(data.name);
    }
});

I am trying take JSON-encoded data from URL. Here is the response that AJAX receives from the server: http://pastebin.com/53e6CgbK. However, the web browser give me an error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token : 

How can to get an attribute from the JSON encoded data?

Answer 1

Most likely you have a syntax error in your code prior to the $.ajax call, such as a missing ‘}’ which makes the javascript engine get out of sync with your intentions and get unexpected “:”.