Best way to convert JSON data to an object in javascript

Question

I am currently using eval in Javscript to convert JSON data returned from the server into an object.

eval ("myObject="+data);

I've been told that eval is 'evil' and can open up big security problems.

I'm wondering - is using eval to convert JSON data to an object the accepted practice? Or is there a better way?

Thanks,

Answer 1

Use json2.js.

Answer 2

The reason eval is considered a bad practice is that user can evaluate anything that is sent from the server. This means if you have comments forum and the user submits some JavaScript code for the comments and you eval on the client side then your website can easily be hijacked.

I like the JQuery-Json plug-in. You can check it out using the following link:

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