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Javascript stringed array into an actual array

Ok. So the title sounds confusing but that's probably the best way to describe it.

I'm using the TextExt jQuery plugin to create a tag list in a form. However the plugin creates an array in a string when submitted. eg. "["this","that","other"]".

How can I convert this to an actual array? ["this","that","other"]

Cue really simple answer I completely overlooked.

Solution

  • Since you are using jQuery you can just pass it through jQuery.parseJSON like this:

    var array = jQuery.parseJSON('["this","that","other"]')