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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h2>Create Object from JSON String</h2>
<p>
First Name: <span id="fname"></span><br> 
Last Name: <span id="lname"></span><br> 
</p> 
<script>
var txt = '{"employees":[' +
'{"firstName":"John","lastName":"Doe" },' +
'{"firstName":"Anna","lastName":"Smith" },' +
'{"firstName":"Peter","lastName":"Jones" }]}';

var obj = eval ("(" + txt + ")");

document.getElementById("fname").innerHTML=obj.employees[1].firstName 
document.getElementById("lname").innerHTML=obj.employees[1].lastName 
</script>
</body>
</html>

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h2>Create Object from JSON String</h2> <p> First Name: <span id="fname"></span><br> Last Name: <span id="lname"></span><br> </p> <script> var txt = '{"employees":[' + '{"firstName":"John","lastName":"Doe" },' + '{"firstName":"Anna","lastName":"Smith" },' + '{"firstName":"Peter","lastName":"Jones" }]}'; var obj = eval ("(" + txt + ")"); document.getElementById("fname").innerHTML=obj.employees[1].firstName document.getElementById("lname").innerHTML=obj.employees[1].lastName </script> </body> </html>
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