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Convert an Array to JSON in JavaScript

Last Updated : 07 Oct, 2024
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Given a JavaScript Array and the task is to convert an array to JSON Object.

Below are the approaches to convert an array to JSON using JsvaScript:

JSON.stringify() method

The use of JSON is to exchange data to/from a web server. While sending data to a web server, the data need to be a string. This method converts the javascript Object(array in this case) into JSON_string.

Syntax:

JSON.stringify(Javascript Object)

Example 1: This example converts the JS array to JSON String using JSON.stringify() method.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        JavaScript | Convert array to JSON.
    </title>
</head>

<body style="text-align:center;" id="body">
    <h1 style="color:green;">
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <p id="GFG_UP" style="font-size: 16px;">

    </p>
    <button onclick="gfg_Run()">
        Convert
    </button>
    <p id="GFG_DOWN" style="color:green; 
            font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">
    </p>
    <script>
        let el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP");
        let el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN");
        let array = [34, 24, 31, 48];
        el_up.innerHTML = "Array = [" + array + "]";;
        function gfg_Run() {
            el_down.innerHTML = "JSON_String = '" + JSON.stringify(array) + "'";
        }           
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

output

Object.assign() method

This method copies the values of all properties owned by enumerables from source objects(one or more) to a target object.

Syntax:

Object.assign(target, ...sources)

Example: This example converts the JS array to JSON Object using Object.assign() method.

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>
        JavaScript | Convert array to JSON.
    </title>
</head>

<body style="text-align:center;" id="body">
    <h1 style="color:green;">
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <p id="GFG_UP" style="font-size: 16px;">

    </p>
    <button onclick="gfg_Run()">
        Convert
    </button>
    <p id="GFG_DOWN" style="color:green; 
           font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;">
    </p>
    <script>
        let el_up = document.getElementById("GFG_UP");
        let el_down = document.getElementById("GFG_DOWN");
        let array = [34, 24, 31, 48];
        el_up.innerHTML = "Array = [" + array + "]";;
        function gfg_Run() {
            el_down.innerHTML =
                "JSON Object = " + JSON.stringify(Object.assign({}, array));
        }           
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

output


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