Parse JSON to javascript object

Question

I have a string like this one:

{
    "products":{"56":"productName","28":"productName"},
    "excludedProducts":{"83":"productName","1":"poductName"}
}

So what I want is to get an object in javascript which looks like this:

{
     products: {
         "56": "productName",
         "28": "productName"
     },
     excludedProducts: {
         "83": "productName",
         "1": "productName"
     }
}

But JSON.parse() converts numbers into indexes and I get

{
     products: {
         28: "productName",
         56: "productName"
     },
     excludedProducts: {
         83: "productName",
         1: "productName"
     }
}

So basically, is there a way to preserve order of elements after parsing the string formatted like that?

No. [JavaScript objects are not ordered](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5525795/does-javascript-guarantee-object-property-order). — JJJ, Aug 13 '13 at 13:15
yes just use alphanumeric syntax for key. like **k_28** so the order will not change. — developerCK, Aug 13 '13 at 13:16

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '13 at 13:15

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You need to make use of Arrays to preserve the formatting.

answered Aug 13 '13 at 13:15

Shankar Narayana Damodaran

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Right. My bad. I ended up using JSON formatted like this: {"products":[[25,"productName"],...],"excludedProducts":[[83,"productName"],...]} – wazelin Aug 14 '13 at 05:00

Parse JSON to javascript object

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