javascript check if string is json code example

Example 1: javascript check if string is json parsable

var isJsonParsable = string => {
    try {
        JSON.parse(string);
    } catch (e) {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Example 2: javascript is valid json string

function isValidJSONString(str) {
    try {
        JSON.parse(str);
    } catch (e) {
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}
//usage
var personJSONString = '{"first_name":"Tony","last_name":"Hawk","age":31}';
if(isValidJSONString(personJSONString)){
 //cool we are valid, lets parse
 var person= JSON.parse(personJSONString);
}

Example 3: check if the data can be parsed javascript

function isJson(str) {
            try {
                return JSON.parse(str);
            } catch (e) {
                return false;
            }
        }