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JSON.stringify differently than the example

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I use datatables.net jQuery plugin to work with ajax tables. I want to send a POST request with JSON data in it. I use JSON.stringify to turn my data into JSON. It produces the result like this:

[

  {name:sEcho,value:1},

  {name:iColumns,value:9},

  {name:sColumns,value:},

  {name:iDisplayStart,value:0}

...]

Though I want it to be like this:

{sEcho:1, iColumns:9, sColumns:, iDisplayStart:0} ...

How can I do it?

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answered 13 Years ago eanskylerg · Accepted Answer

You may iterate over your data and build the desired structure before JSON.stringify-ing it:

var data = [{name:sEcho,value:1},{name:iColumns,value:9},{name:sColumns,value:},{name:iDisplayStart,value:0}];



var options = {};

for (var i=0; i < data.length; i++){

  var key = data[i].name;

  var val = data[i].value;

  options[key] = val;

}



var jsonString = JSON.stringify(options);

You may also save a couple of lines and make it looks a bit nicer using jQuery each method:

var options = {};

$.each(data, function(){

  options[this.name] = this.value;

});