JSON.parse() returns alphabetical order

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I'm parsing my string value to json object. while doing this it returns the json object with different order.

var l = '{"creationType":"ITEMCLASSES","maxLevelNo":"4","selectbox1":"11001","textbox11":"KRAFT PAPER","hidden11":"11001","textbox12":"FG2","hidden12":"11051","textbox13":"HMC2","hidden13":"11045","textbox14":"2","textbox15":"LS2","hidden15":"11048","textbox16":"123","hidden16":"11015","selectbox2":"11002","textbox21":"kraft ","hidden21":"11057","selectbox3":"11003","textbox31":"40 BF","hidden31":"11004","textbox32":"Natural Color","hidden32":"11006","textbox33":"2","textbox41":"140 GSM","hidden41":"11008"}';       
var o = JSON.parse(l);
alert(0);

resultant object is ordered based on the name. how to avoid this situation? kindly give your suggestion.

possible duplicate of [Elements order in a "for (… in …)" loop](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/280713/elements-order-in-a-for-in-loop) — Travis J, Jan 18 '14 at 09:40
Object order is not guaranteed. There is more information in the duplicate. — Travis J, Jan 18 '14 at 09:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 18 '14 at 09:41

Your variable "1" is already a JSON object. This means that feeding it into the JSON.parse function is both redundant and unnescesarry. The JSON.parse(); function is primarily used when converting strings to JSON objects.

var l = {"creationType":"ITEMCLASSES","maxLevelNo":"4","selectbox1":"11001","textbox11":"KRAFT PAPER","hidden11":"11001","textbox12":"FG2","hidden12":"11051","textbox13":"HMC2","hidden13":"11045","textbox14":"2","textbox15":"LS2","hidden15":"11048","textbox16":"123","hidden16":"11015","selectbox2":"11002","textbox21":"kraft ","hidden21":"11057","selectbox3":"11003","textbox31":"40 BF","hidden31":"11004","textbox32":"Natural Color","hidden32":"11006","textbox33":"2","textbox41":"140 GSM","hidden41":"11008"};
alert(1);

Just skip the second line and manipulate your "1" variable directly.

actually var l contains string value so that i externally parse to json object. — PravinKumar.R, Jan 18 '14 at 10:19
sure - in that case I would recommend using XML or an array if you want to maintain the correct order. — VCNinc, Jan 18 '14 at 11:03

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 18 '14 at 09:46

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You can't.

As described by www.json.org

In JSON, they take on these forms:

An object is an unordered set of name/value pairs

Use an array if you want to maintain the order.

answered Jan 18 '14 at 09:46

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