String parsing to JSON in InDesign JavaScript

[Sunil Yadav]

I am posting this for my concern, may be this has already been asked in any other posts or forum, but unfortunately I am not able to find.

I am struggling to parse string to JSON using InDesign JavaScript.

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var jsonString = '{"include_selected_image":false,"image_auto_numbering_type":"0"}';

var newJson = JSON.parse(jsonString);

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This is giving me exception : Error: JSON is undefined

Thanks in advance

Sunil

[Charu Rajput]

Hi,

Did you include or evaluate JSON.jsx file? JSON is not in built in Indesign javascript.

[Sunil Yadav]

No charu,

I do not have this file "JSON.jsx" with me, can you provide me with that?

Can you guide me more into that?

Thanks

Sunil

[Charu Rajput · Accepted solution]

Yes ofcourse,

Here is the link for the file.

JSON2.jsx 

You can evalaute the file

$.evalFile(File('filePath'))

or just include using

# include "json2.jsx"

Let us know if it helps to resolve your problem.

[Sunil Yadav]

Thanks Charu Rajput,

This is a great help with very quick response.

This has helped me a lot & hopefully others who are looking for this solution.

Thank You

Sunil

[yusuke.s · Accepted solution]

Sunil_Yadav1：

The simplest way I know is:

var newJson = eval("(" + jsonString + ")");

But of course JSON.stringify() can't be use without a library. 

[Sunil Yadav]

Thanks Yasuke for your answer as well.

I was stuck parsing JSON, Charu Rajput has provided JSON.jsx as well with perfect solution.

As suggested by Yasuke :

var newJson = eval("(" + jsonString + ")");

will evaluate the JSON but JSON.stringify() can be utilized after including JSON.jsx

Big Thanks to both of you.

Thanks

Sunil