passing locals array from Express to Javascript
Problem
I am using Jade and
- if (userId !== null)
!= ""
In Javascript, userDetail.js,
var userDetail = {};
userDetail.userId = null;
userDetail.friends = [];
When I run this I get - Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL
I am able to refer to userDetail.userId in JS, but userDetail.friends appears as null. Any clue what's wrong ?
friends is an array of object {id, name, _id}
Problem courtesy of: user644745
Solution
You need to use JSON.stringify(friends) as opposed to the default friends.toString() that you have.
node
> [{id: 42, name: "ray"}].toString()
'[object Object]'
> JSON.stringify([{id: 42, name: "ray"}])
'[{"id":42,"name":"ray"}]'
Solution courtesy of: Peter Lyons
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