Convert comma separated list into JSON using Javascript

Question

How do you convert a comma separated list into json using Javascript / jQuery?

e.g.

Convert the following:

var names = "Mark,Matthew,Luke,John,";

into:

var jsonified = {
 names: [
 {name: "Mark"},
 {name: "Mattew"},
 {name: "Luke"},
 {name: "John"}
 ]
 };

Answer 1

var jsonfied = {
 names: names.replace( /,$/, "" ).split(",").map(function(name) {
 return {name: name};
 })
};

result of stringfying jsonfied:

JSON.stringify( jsonfied );
{
 "names": [{
 "name": "Mark"
 }, {
 "name": "Matthew"
 }, {
 "name": "Luke"
 }, {
 "name": "John"
 }]
}

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