read json in js code example

Example 1: read json file nodejs

const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');

let rawdata = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, 'student.json'));
let student = JSON.parse(rawdata);
console.log(student);

Example 2: javascript parse json

var jsonPerson = '{"first_name":"billy", "age":23}';
var personObject = JSON.parse(jsonPerson); //parse json string into JS object

Example 3: javascript parse json

const json = '{ "fruit": "pineapple", "fingers": 10 }';
const obj = JSON.parse(json);
console.log(obj.fruit, obj.fingers);

Example 4: 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"}');