使用JQuery将分隔的字符串转换为分层JSON

我有一个字符串数组,通过用短划线分隔来描述父/子关系。 因此,如果鲍勃的老板是吉姆,吉姆的老板是弗雷德,那么鲍勃在阵中的入口将是“弗雷德 – 吉姆 – 鲍勃”,吉姆的入口将是“弗雷德 – 吉姆”。 我没有能力改变数据进入的方式所以我一直在寻找帮助,就像将这些值转换为JSON的最佳方式类似:

{ "name": "Fred", "children": { "name": "Jim", "children": { "name": "Bob" } } } 

任何帮助将不胜感激。 谢谢。

 var input = ["Fred-Jim-Bob", "Fred-Jim", "Fred-Thomas-Rob", "Fred"]; var output = []; for (var i = 0; i < input.length; i++) { var chain = input[i].split("-"); var currentNode = output; for (var j = 0; j < chain.length; j++) { var wantedNode = chain[j]; var lastNode = currentNode; for (var k = 0; k < currentNode.length; k++) { if (currentNode[k].name == wantedNode) { currentNode = currentNode[k].children; break; } } // If we couldn't find an item in this list of children // that has the right name, create one: if (lastNode == currentNode) { var newNode = currentNode[k] = {name: wantedNode, children: []}; currentNode = newNode.children; } } } 

输出JSONifies为:

 [{ "name": "Fred", "children": [{ "name": "Jim", "children": [{ "name": "Bob", "children": [] }] }, { "name": "Thomas", "children": [{ "name": "Rob", "children": [] }] }] }]