What is the purpose of the eval() ? as the line var theObject = {"key": "value"};
*IS* a "json" object alert(thiObject.key) will show you "value" On Jun 30, 11:09 pm, theozmanbo <b.k.osbo...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Why won't this work??? Nothing pops up for the alert. > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > var theObject = {"key": "value"}; > var JSON = eval ("("+theObject+")"); > alert(JSON.key); > > </script> > -- > View this message in > context:http://www.nabble.com/simple-JSON-parse-problem%21%21%21-tp24283450s2... > Sent from the jQuery General Discussion mailing list archive at Nabble.com.