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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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