how to parse JSON string using JSON.parse()

Question

{
"elements":[{
        "content":{
            "xyz-media:game":{

                "display_name":"Pool Practice",
                "enable_video_ad":true,

            }
    },
    {
        "content":{
            "xyz-media:game":{

                "display_name":"Bouncing Balls: Christmas Edition",
                "enable_video_ad":true,

            }
    },

    ]  
}

How do i parse this JSON String? I have been trying this for last 2 days without any luck. Below is the code that I have been trying.

//where r.responseText is the Response from URL
messages = JSON.parse(r.responseText);

//To access the display_name of first content
messages.elements[0].content[0].display_name

Please tell me where am i going wrong?

Navneeth G · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-10 06:54:16Z

2

Elements is an array of maps . That is element[0] is a map with one of ther keys as content and the value of content is a map again, So there isn't any elements[0].content[0]. You access it as element[0]["content"] or element[0].content but note there is no [0] for content, as it is not an array, and you proceed so on to access other values.

edited Feb 10, 2012 at 6:54

answered Feb 10, 2012 at 6:47

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Navneeth G Over a year ago

To access display_name : elements[0].content["xyz-media:game"].display_name;

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