creating json object with variables

javascript, jquery, json, object

Solution

if you need double quoted JSON use `JSON.stringify( object)`

var $items = $('#firstName, #lastName,#phoneNumber,#address ')
var obj = {}
$items.each(function() {
    obj[this.id] = $(this).val();
})

var json= JSON.stringify( obj);

DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/vANKa/1

Problem

I am trying to create a json object from variables that I am getting in a form. ``` var firstName = $('#firstName').val(); var lastName = $('#lastName').val(); var phone = $('#phoneNumber').val(); var address = $('#address').val(); ``` So far I have the code below but it will not validate or work. Im new to this, please help! Changing var to this: ``` var jsonObject = { firstName: firstName, lastName: lastName, phoneNumber:phoneNumber, address:address } ``` in JSONlint i am getting this error: Parse error on line 1: varjsonObject={ ^ Expecting '{', '['

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