How to validate if the text input is JSON

Question

how to validate if the text input is JSON with angularjs or js? I just found a way to do this with angular 2

I think you can find your answer in here [how-to-check-if-a-string-is-a-valid-json-string-in-javascript-without-using-try](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3710204/how-to-check-if-a-string-is-a-valid-json-string-in-javascript-without-using-try) — ganjim, Sep 17 '17 at 12:05
here is another method using JSON.parse [how to test if a string is json or not](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9804777/how-to-test-if-a-string-is-json-or-not) — ganjim, Sep 17 '17 at 12:07
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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 17 '17 at 12:16

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Here's the Code for the Same:

let checkForJSON = (str) => {
    try {
       JSON.parse(str)
    } catch (err) {
        return false
    }
    return true
}

answered Sep 17 '17 at 12:16

Daksh M.

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