Get JSON object from AJAX call

Question

I'm new to AJAX and javascript. In my project, I have to get a json object in my javascript file. I've used spray-json and it shows me the json object in the url. http://localhost:8081/all-modules

{
  "status": "S1000",
  "description": "Success",
  "results": ["module1", "module2", "module3"]
}

My Ajax call

  $.ajax({
        url: 'http://localhost:8081/all-modules',
        dataType: 'application/json',
        complete: function(data){
            alert(data)
        },
        success: function(data){
            alert(data)
        }

It returns an alert [object Object]. What is the issue in here?

Answer 1

data is no longer in JSON format, it is a Javascript Object. You do not need to use function like jQuery.parseJSON anymore.

It is one common mistake for beginners.

If you want to see this Javascript Object, try alert(JSON.stringify(data));