How do I convert a multi dimensional JSON object into javascript array

Question

I have a JSON object which looks like this:

[{"tabname":"orders","datagroups":[{"dataname":"ordersToday","datavalue":9},{"dataname":"orders30Days","datavalue":126}]}] 

When I use console.log($.parseJSON(thedata)) I just get the word Object and no actual data.

How do I organise this data into a multidimensional javascript array? so that it looks something like this:

array("tabname"=>"orders", "datagroup"=>array(array("dataname"=>"ordersToday", "datavalue"=>9),array("dataname"=>"orders30Days","datavalue"=>126))) 

• Bergi: Click on the word Object in the console to see what it contains. Or do a console.log(JSON.stringify(parsedData))
• Šime Vidas: Try console.dir() instead.
• Jez D: Clicking on Object gives this: [Object] 0: Object length: 1 proto: Array[0] concat: function concat() { [native code] } constructor: function Array() { [native code] } every: function every() { [native code] } filter: function filter() { [native code] } forEach: function forEach() { [native code] } indexOf: function indexOf() { [native code] } join: function join() { [native code] } lastIndexOf: function lastIndexOf() { [native code] } length: 0 map: function map() { [native code] } pop: function pop() { [native code] } push: function push() { [native code] } ..plus plenty more of the same
• Jez D: console.dir() give me the original json data. I'm trying to have it converted to a javascript array
• Bergi: It is an array already. You only don't get the console printout. If you expand the 0 property you will see an object, if you expand that one's datagroups property you will get the inner arrayà

Answer 1

It is an array:

var json = '[{"tabname":"orders","datagroups":[{"dataname":"ordersToday","datavalue":9},{"dataname":"orders30Days","datavalue":126}]}]';
var obj = $.parseJSON(json);
Array.isArray(obj) // => true

Answer 2

It's quite simple, really.
You can simply use jQuery's $.parseJSON (jsonString).

Answer 3

Thanks to everyone for contributing. I took a break then came back and figured it out. The way my brain works is all wrong.

To access the individual values, I needed to do something like this:

var orderStats = $.parseJSON(data);
console.log(orderStats[0].datagroups[0].dataname);