Creating an array of objects on the fly

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I can't figure out how to build the array of objects from the string I return from an ajax call.

Let's say I return a string:

{name:"Claus", age:39};;{name:"Tom", age:42};;{name:"John",age:13}

This string is contained in the variable returnData.

I have an array called jsData which I want to be a collection of objects and I would like the result to look like the following:

jsData[0] = {name:"Claus", age:39}
jsData[1] = {name:"Tom", age:42}
jsData[2] = {name:"John",age:13}

What I can't figure out is how to do that. I tried to use :

var jsData = returnData.split(;;)

I also tried to add [ ] to the beginning and end of the string that was returned to returnData, but that did not work either.

I do not wish for "name" and "age" to be constants, they will vary with each ajax query as will the total number of records returned.

I am trying to build a multi-purpose module that will display a table for me which I can use with my varied apps.

Apr 4 '08 #1

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I should have added that when I use the split option each letter in the string becomes an object in the jsData array like this.

jsData[0] = {0:N}
jsData[1] = {1:a}
jsData[2] = {2:m}
jsData[3] = {3:e}
jsData[4] = {:}
jsData[5] = {"}
jsData[6] = {C}
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Apr 4 '08 #2

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var jsData = returnData.split(";;");

Apr 5 '08 #3

Claus Mygind

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I am not familiar with "Code: ( javascript )". I have tried to find it on the web with no luck. Could you please post an example of how it is used?

Apr 7 '08 #4

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Well I finally got it to work. The secret (for me at least) was

1. Proper formatting of the returned string from my ajax call '{<first row>};;{<next row>};;...'

2. Using the "eval( )" method to turn the string into an object in the jsData array.

see my example below.

[HTML]<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>

<BODY>

</BODY>
</HTML>[/HTML]

Apr 7 '08 #5

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I am not familiar with "Code: ( javascript )". I have tried to find it on the web with no luck. Could you please post an example of how it is used?

Umm... that wasn't part of the code - it was just to show that the following code is JavaScript code.

Apr 7 '08 #6

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Well I finally got it to work. The secret (for me at least) was

1. Proper formatting of the returned string from my ajax call '{<first row>};;{<next row>};;...'

2. Using the "eval( )" method to turn the string into an object in the jsData array.

If you used JSON, one eval would be enough. Anyway, good to see that you've got a working solution.

Apr 7 '08 #7

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That sounds like something which would speed up processing. I will try to research it as I have not heard of it before and don't know how to implement it.

Thanks for the advice.

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