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Parsing JSON Data

In Node.js, JSON.parse() is essential for converting string data (like from a file or API) into a JavaScript object.

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const json = '{"name": "NodeJS"}';
const data = JSON.parse(json);
console.log(data);

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Breakdown

const json = '...';

A string formatted as a JSON object.

JSON.parse(json)

Converts the string into a real object that JavaScript can work with.