JSON format is valid. Json.Parse throws error

Question

Below is my JSON format:

{
    "Heading": "Issue",
    "HeadingCtnt": "testit",
    "Cause": "",
    "SecHeading": "Workaround",
    "SecHeadingCtnt": "",
    "AddInfo": ""
}

My code to parse JSON:

data = JSON.parse(content);

Even though its a valid JSON, I am getting an error as below:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0

Any suggestions as to where I am going wrong?

Thanks!

But there is no < in that JSON string . Are you sure youre parsing the right variable? — Hanky Panky, Sep 01 '16 at 12:10
There is no `<` character in the JSON you posted to clearly you didn't post exactly what you're trying to paste. Did you `console.log` it and look at it? I bet you got an HTTP error and you're trying to parse an HTML error page or something. — Matti Virkkunen, Sep 01 '16 at 12:11
To make your question more clear you should show the initialization of `content`. Though Srini's answer should work for you. — Craig, Sep 01 '16 at 12:58
[Did you try this solution ?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14432165/uncaught-syntaxerror-unexpected-token-with-json-parse) — Clément Duveau, Sep 01 '16 at 15:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 01 '16 at 12:44

In your post content is a javascript object. You have to convert it to string as json parser takes only string.

Update your json by adding single quotes as shown below.

var content = 
'{"Heading": "Issue", "HeadingCtnt": "testit","Cause": "","SecHeading":"Workaround","SecHeadingCtnt":"" ,"AddInfo": ""}';

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