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Thanks, none of these suggestions work in my fiddle so I think I might have deeper problems.

SteveAustin
– SteveAustin

2014-01-23 21:05:47 +00:00
Commented Jan 23, 2014 at 21:05
@SteveAustin The problem in your fiddle is that x isn't valid Json. See my updated answer.

p.s.w.g
– p.s.w.g

2014-01-23 22:16:14 +00:00
Commented Jan 23, 2014 at 22:16
Thanks, That works. I was weary to use try / catch after looking in to it more. I ended up simply testing for [ and if not there leave empty. var a = jQuery(this).text(), str = a.substr(0, 1), if (str.indexOf('[') == -1) { jQuery(this).empty(); } This seems to work for my purposes.

SteveAustin
– SteveAustin

2014-01-24 17:37:43 +00:00
Commented Jan 24, 2014 at 17:37
@SteveAustin That still wouldn't guarantee that the string was valid Json (e.g. [+] would pass). A try/catch is still safer, but yeah, maybe that's sufficient for your particular use case.

p.s.w.g
– p.s.w.g

2014-01-24 17:41:52 +00:00
Commented Jan 24, 2014 at 17:41

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