# The `JSON.parse` function

## Returns correct result with array

### Juttle

    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 1 | put result = JSON.parse("[1,2,3]") | view result

### Output

    { "time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "result": [1, 2, 3] }

## Returns correct result with a nested object

### Juttle

    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 1 | put result = JSON.parse('[1,2,{ "key": "value" }]') | view result

### Output

    { "time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "result": [1, 2, { "key": "value" }] }

## Produces an error when argument `string` cannot be parsed

### Juttle

    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 1 | put result = JSON.parse("[1,2,") | view result

### Warnings

  * Unexpected end of input in string ([1,2,)

## Produces an error when argument `string` is not a string

### Juttle

    emit -from Date.new(0) -limit 1 | put result = JSON.parse(1) | view result

### Warnings

  * Invalid argument type for "JSON.parse": expected string