I want to encode a Javascript object into a JSON string and I am having considerable difficulties.
The Object looks something like this
new_tweets[k]['tweet_id'] = 98745521;
new_tweets[k]['user_id'] = 54875;
new_tweets[k]['data']['in_reply_to_screen_name'] = "other_user";
new_tweets[k]['data']['text'] = "tweet text";
I want to get this into a JSON string to put it into an ajax request.
{'k':{'tweet_id':98745521,'user_id':54875, 'data':{...}}}
you get the picture. No matter what I do, it just doesn't work. All the JSON encoders like json2 and such produce
[]
Well, that does not help me. Basically I would like to have something like the php encodejson
function.
Unless the variable k
is defined, that's probably what's causing your trouble. Something like this will do what you want:
var new_tweets = { };
new_tweets.k = { };
new_tweets.k.tweet_id = 98745521;
new_tweets.k.user_id = 54875;
new_tweets.k.data = { };
new_tweets.k.data.in_reply_to_screen_name = 'other_user';
new_tweets.k.data.text = 'tweet text';
// Will create the JSON string you're looking for.
var json = JSON.stringify(new_tweets);
You can also do it all at once:
var new_tweets = {
k: {
tweet_id: 98745521,
user_id: 54875,
data: {
in_reply_to_screen_name: 'other_user',
text: 'tweet_text'
}
}
}