Javascript array to json

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I have a JS array like this:
var

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Vehicles =  [[,],[,]];

Vehicles [0][0] = "SUV"
Vehicles [0][1] = "Chevy";
Vehicles [1][0] = "SEDAN";
Vehicles [1][1] = "Nissan";

I looked into how to convert a multidimensional array into json but I was wondering if it could be done in a more simple way. How do I convert above array into a json string like such:

CSS

{"Vehicles" : 
     [{"typeClass":"SUV" , "typeVehicle":"Chevy"},
      {"typeClass":"SEDAN" , "typeVehicle":"Nissan"}
     ]
}

I read I can use JSON.stringify(Vehicles). But the array is a cyclic datasctructure so that will not work. Should I just built the string and then parse it into a JSON object?
Such as

var Vehicles = "SUV,Chevy;SEDAN,Nissan";
var MyJSONObject = JSON.parse(Vehicles);

Thanks,
Robert

Posted 12-Dec-13 8:02am

Member 3493606

Updated 12-Dec-13 10:50am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 12-Dec-13 14:53pm

Why? JSON is the adequate Javascript structure which should be used instead of string, not populated from a string. But you can do it, what's the problem?
—SA

Member 3493606 12-Dec-13 15:54pm

I am doing an AJAX request, the data would be my array (Vehicles), which needs to be in JSON format. Maybe I phrased it incorrectly. How do I create the JSON structure from that JS array?

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 12-Dec-13 17:56pm

JSON IS a JS array... :-)
—SA

Member 3493606 16-Dec-13 10:54am

You are right, I figured it out.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-Dec-13 10:59am

Pleasure to deal with an inquirer who can actually use the advice and make things happen.
—SA

enhzflep 16-Dec-13 11:09am

Indeed. Unfortunately, something of a rarity.

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enhzflep · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-12T23:55:00

This will produce the output you've specified.

JavaScript

function Vehicle(class_t, type_t)
{
    this.typeClass = class_t;
    this.typeVehicle = type_t;
}

function test1()
{
	var tmp=new Array();
	tmp[0] = new Vehicle("SUV", "Chevy");
	tmp[1] = new Vehicle("SEDAN", "Nissan");
	
	myDataObject = new Object;
	myDataObject.Vehicles = tmp;
	
	objectJSON = JSON.stringify(myDataObject);
	console.log(objectJSON);
}

If you wished to convert your existing array, you could do so with a small function.