evaluating a object string

* * * * * * var x = eval("{ 'flag' : 1 }");
* * * * * * alert(x);
* * * * * * alert(x.flag);
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why doesn't the above work?

On Mar 6, 12:17 pm, jman wrote:>
Because the - eval - method treats its string input as a javascript
program and a javascript program commencing with an opening brace is a
program that starts with a block statement. That makes the content of
the block statement a syntax error.
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If you want to have your string interpreted as an object literal you
have to force it into a context were it must be interpreted as an
expression. Putting parenthesis around it will achieve that end.

can you give the code ?
I didn't understand where to put these parenthesis

On Mar 6, 1:07 pm, SAM wrote:
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var x = eval("({ 'flag' : 1 })");