How to Parse Object

Supriya25 · ‎03-12-2025

Hi All,

Kindly help me how to identify "info" either it is starting with " { " or "[ { "

example 1:
{
data: {

info: {
"name": "servicenow"
}

}

example 2:
{
data: {

info: [
{
"name":"Servicenow"
},{
"name":"SNOW"
}

]

}

Medi C · ‎03-12-2025

Hi @Supriya25

You can use:

var obj1 = {
    data: {
        info: {
            "name": "servicenow"
        }
    }
};

//Multiple Info objects
var obj2 = {
    data: {
        info: [{
            "name": "Servicenow"
        }, {
            "name": "SNOW"
        }]
    }
}

//Check if given input is an array
Array.isArray(YOUR_ARRAY);

//Function to check if a given input is JSON
function isJsonObject(value) {
    return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
}

gs.info(Array.isArray(obj1.data.info)); //false
gs.info(Array.isArray(obj2.data.info)); //true
gs.info(isJsonObject(obj1.data.info)); //true
gs.info(isJsonObject(obj2.data.info)); //false

Thanks & Best regards,
Medi

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Bert_c1 · ‎03-12-2025

Have you tried google, searching for 'how to convert an object to an array in javascript'? You can find an answer there. Or use javascript's '.indexOf('info: [') of indexOf('info: {'.

Supriya25 · ‎03-12-2025

can we use this method ?

if(Array.isArray(data.info))

if( ! Array.isArray(data.info))

Medi C · ‎03-12-2025

Hi @Supriya25,

Please use below function to get your info object. It will be always returned as an array.

function getInfo(jsonObject) {
    var info = [];
    if (jsonObject.data.info.name) {
        info.push(jsonObject.data.info);
        return info;
    }
    if (jsonObject.data.info.length > 1) {      
        return jsonObject.data.info;
    }
	return info;
}

Example:

//One info objects
var obj1 = {
    data: {
        info: {
            "name": "servicenow"
        }
    }
};

//Multiple Info objects
var obj2 = {
    data: {
        info: [{
            "name": "Servicenow"
        }, {
            "name": "SNOW"
        }]
    }
}

//Invalid object
var obj3 = {
}

gs.info(JSON.stringify(getInfo(obj1)))
gs.info(JSON.stringify(getInfo(obj2)))
gs.info(JSON.stringify(getInfo(obj3)))

This would result:

1 -  [{"name":"servicenow"}]
2 - [{"name":"Servicenow"},{"name":"SNOW"}]
3 - []

You can then check the returned value as an array.

Thanks & Best regards,
Medi

Supriya25 · ‎03-12-2025

Hi,

I don't want to parse the data.

I want to know that how to identify that Info is object or Array. ??