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Quick Reference

The JSON.parse() method parses a string written in JSON format and returns a JavaScript object.

				
					<!-- html element to place output -->
<p id="my_output"></p>
				
			
				
					// variable
let my_obj = JSON.parse('{"first_name":"Johnny", "last_name":"Shay"}');

// output to the HTML element
document.getElementById('my_output').innerHTML = my_obj.first_name;
				
			

Output

				
					Johnny
				
			

Syntax

				
					JSON.parse(string, function)
				
			

Parameters

ParameterDescription
stringA string written in JSON format (required)
reviver functionA function called for each item and used to transform the result
  • If the function returns a valid value, the item value is replaced with the transformed value
  • If the function returns undefined, the item is deleted

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