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Javascript works but need to change string to array

I had this question after viewing Anyway to format this array data differently?.

The solution in my question above works. You can see it in this JSFiddle that Huseyin create here https://jsfiddle.net/5t10qr3c/

You see the string output is like this: {"name": "county1", "data": [144, 333]}{"name": "county2", "data ": [123, 2302]}

I actually need this in an array like this: For example array of 2
[Object, Object]
0: Object
data: Array(2)
0: 144
1:333
name: "county1"
1: Object
data: Array(2)
0: 123
1: 2302
name: "county2"

I tried these
I used "split" but that won't work

I thought just wrapping the "str" with [] would do it but no, it's still a string.

I'm thinking as the string is being build, I need to push it into an array? but not sure.

Julian Hansen

Do you mean like this

<script>
var str = '{"name": "county1", "data": [144, 333]}{"name": "county2", "data ": [123, 2302]}';
str = '[' + str.replace(/\}\{/,'},{') + ']';
var obj = JSON.parse(str);
console.log(obj)
</script>

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Camillia

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let me try it now.( I've been at this for 3 hours now and found a C# example and was about to redo the code). I'll post back.

Camillia

ASKER

If you are building it why not just put the opening '[' at the start, closing ']' at the end and a ',' between each object? then you can just run JSON.parse() on the string.

I didn't know this. I'll try this first.

Camillia

ASKER

I can't believe it...it worked! thank you so much, as always. You're a life saver.

Julian Hansen

As always you are most welcome.