Convert array formatted strings to object

Question

I got

[[["汽車","car","Qìchē",""]],[["名詞",["汽車","車","轎車","車輛","車廂"],[["汽車",["car","automobile","auto"],,0.26497361],["車",["car","vehicle","lathe","machine","rook","turn"],,0.21967085],["轎車",["car","bus"],,0.020115795],["車輛",["vehicle","car"],,0.013611027],["車廂",["car"],,0.0042828997]]]],"en",,[["汽車",[4],0,0,1000,0,1,0]],[["car",4,[["汽車",1000,0,0],["車",0,0,0],["轎車",0,0,0],["車輛",0,0,0],["車廂",0,0,0]],[[0,3]],"car"]],,,[["en"]],27]

this from google translator However I tried

JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);

It return an error Unexpected token

Before answering, what you posted here is already parsed data, while JSON.parse expects a string (a quote delimited value). — sixFingers
– sixFingers, Commented Jun 4, 2013 at 7:01
WHere is this data coming from? As one of tha answers said, it's not valid JSON because of ,,0.21967085. If it's an API, you need to report the bug to them. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Jun 4, 2013 at 7:10
Two things to notice here. This is a valid JS object (array, specifically), but not a valid json. That said, if this is a string then you should write it surrounded by quotes (just for clarity). Finally, if what you want is parse it to a js (not json) object, then an eval(xhr.responseText). Eval should be always avoided, but i use it here for brevity. — sixFingers
– sixFingers, Commented Jun 4, 2013 at 7:13

BrunoLM · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-04 07:03:46Z

1

The problem is that this string contains multiple commas making your json invalid.

You could try to replace it for a single one before parsing

var x = '[[["汽車","car","Qìchē",""]],[["名詞",["汽車","車","轎車","車輛","車廂"],[["汽車",["car","automobile","auto"],,0.26497361],["車",["car","vehicle","lathe","machine","rook","turn"],,0.21967085],["轎車",["car","bus"],,0.020115795],["車輛",["vehicle","car"],,0.013611027],["車廂",["car"],,0.0042828997]]]],"en",,[["汽車",[4],0,0,1000,0,1,0]],[["car",4,[["汽車",1000,0,0],["車",0,0,0],["轎車",0,0,0],["車輛",0,0,0],["車廂",0,0,0]],[[0,3]],"car"]],,,[["en"]],27]'
    .replace(/,{2,}/g, ",") // 2 or more replace for 1

JSON.parse(x);

Or if you have access to whatever is sending this string fix the output.

answered Jun 4, 2013 at 7:03

BrunoLM

101k86 gold badges311 silver badges464 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

Barmar Over a year ago

I think he said it's coming from Google Translate.

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:28:57Z

0

First you should remove an extra [] brackets by replacing that.

ex,

[["汽車","car","Qìchē",""]]

should be:

["汽車","car","Qìchē",""]

EDIT: you can refer to this answer: Parse Google Translate Json C#

You should try:

var str = '[[["汽車","car","Qìchē",""]],[["名詞",["汽車","車","轎車","車輛","車廂"],[["汽車",["car","automobile","auto"],,0.26497361],["車",["car","vehicle","lathe","machine","rook","turn"],,0.21967085],["轎車",["car","bus"],,0.020115795],["車輛",["vehicle","car"],,0.013611027],["車廂",["car"],,0.0042828997]]]],"en",,[["汽車",[4],0,0,1000,0,1,0]],[["car",4,[["汽車",1000,0,0],["車",0,0,0],["轎車",0,0,0],["車輛",0,0,0],["車廂",0,0,0]],[[0,3]],"car"]],,,[["en"]],27]';

var objstr = $.parseJSON(str);

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:28

CommunityBot

11 silver badge

answered Jun 4, 2013 at 7:03

Vishal Suthar

17.2k4 gold badges64 silver badges109 bronze badges

1 Comment

Barmar Over a year ago

There's nothing wrong with double brackets, it's just an array containing another array.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Convert array formatted strings to object

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

1 Comment

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

1 Comment

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related