parse json from json file javascript code example

Example 1: JavaScript read as Json

// The JSON.parse() method parses a JSON string, constructing the JavaScript value or object described by the string.
// An optional reviver function can be provided to perform a transformation on the resulting object before it is returned.

//NOTE: JSON.parse() does not allow single quotes around items

//Example: 
var obj = JSON.parse('{ "name":"John", "age":30, "city":"New York"}');

Example 2: read json file into object javascript

fs.readFile(filePath, function (error, content) {
    var data = JSON.parse(content);
    console.log(data.collection.length);
});