JavaScript · Junior · Question 72 of 75

What happens with `JSON.parse("{ name: 'Ann' }")`?

✓Correct answer: It throws a SyntaxError - JSON requires double-quoted keys and strings
2It returns { name: 'Ann' }
3It returns null

Explanation

JSON is stricter than JS object literals: no single quotes, no trailing commas, no comments. Wrap parsing of untrusted data in try/catch.

Further reading

javascript.info: JSON methods ↗

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