JQuery set value for the json: path provided as string

Question

I have a string that carry the path of a nested json, where I need to update a value

var path = 'p_Data[0]["BusinessUnit"][0]["BusinessUnit"]'

if i evaluate this path I get value as 'Unit1'. I need to update the value 'Unit1' with 'Closed' and retrieve the original data ie, p_Data

I tried eval(path = 'Closed'), but didn't work.

How to do this?

did you use jsonpath??? It's a good plugin to manipulate json strings.... — maverickosama92
– maverickosama92, Commented Aug 7, 2013 at 8:44
@maverickosama92: isn't there any other way to do this other than having another plugin? — Okky
– Okky, Commented Aug 7, 2013 at 8:46
FWIW, that's not a JSON string, that's just a string. And I assume you already parsed the JSON data and work with nested objects (so the problem does not have anything to do with JSON). Have a look at Javascript: How to set object property given its string name for a start. — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Aug 7, 2013 at 8:53
I haven't worked much with nested JSON this is my first try with nested. — Okky
– Okky, Commented Aug 7, 2013 at 8:58

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:31:51Z

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eval(path + "='Closed'");

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answered Aug 7, 2013 at 12:18

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