How to convert String to an Array Object

[Surbhi Srivasta]

Hi,

I have a hidden variable of type Single Line Text (String) on the catalog form where this variable is currently store output based on internal calculation as shown below

Example of data stored in this string variable:

[{"name":"Manager","id":"GUID 1","description":"DESC 1."},{"name":"Pay","id":"GUID2","description":"DESC 2"}]

I want to convert this variable value to an Object and format should be exactly the same post conversion as shown above.

Reason being, I need the object value to do certain array logic and cannot be done with type as String.

[sunil maddheshi]

@Surbhi Srivasta 

Please try with below code:

var jsonString = g_form.getValue('hidden_var');

try {
    var parsedObj = JSON.parse(jsonString);

    // Example usage: iterate through the array
    parsedObj.forEach(function(item) {
        console.log("Name: " + item.name);
        console.log("ID: " + item.id);
        console.log("Description: " + item.description);
    });

    // If needed, you can also re-stringify it after making changes:
    var updatedString = JSON.stringify(parsedObj);
    g_form.setValue('hidden_var', updatedString);

} catch (e) {
    console.error("Invalid JSON format in hidden_var:", e);
}

Please mark correct/helpful if this helps you!

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@Surbhi Srivasta 

I would like to understand your business requirement here.

It's string so to convert it to object you should use JSON.parse(variableValue)

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[Shivalika]

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