I have a user entered JSON data which is then saved to other object. But instead of JSON I get dtExport: '{\\"type\\":\\"polyline\\"}.

How can I fix it? Thanks.

I have a user entered JSON data which is then saved to other object. But instead of JSON I get dtExport: '{\\"type\\":\\"polyline\\"}.

How can I fix it? Thanks.

• javascript
• json
• escaping

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• 1 Please post the problematic code. – Mike Samuel Commented Jul 26, 2015 at 19:01

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var x = '{\"type\":\"polyline\"}'; x = x.replace(/\"/g, "\"");

and next JSON.parse

results:

"{"type":"polyline"}"