javascript - JSON Array Value Returns "[{" -

i writing jsp web app , have converted list of java objects json array, , set attribute. right trying use jquery parse array , make separate json objects, have hit big snag , can't find online else has dealt it. servlet creates formatted json array when access value of array so:

orders[0].value; 

i returned "[{" in javascript console. when access object

orders[0]; 

which hidden input holds array, find value looks this:

value="[{"                  firstname" : "john", "lastname" :                   "doe", ..... 

as can see, looks there newline after "[{" , recognizing value. in javascript console, rest of array highlighted differently well.

i totally stumped on how solve issue. advice appreciated.

here's code servlet sets attribute:

object orders = request.getsession().getattribute("orders");      string json = new gson().tojson(orders);     try {         arraylist<string> jsonlist = extractobjects(json);         httpsession session = request.getsession();         session.setattribute("jsonorders", jsonlist);          //all prints on 1 line         system.out.println(jsonlist);     } catch (exception e) {         system.out.println("problem parsing json");     } }  enum parserstate {     reading_object, reading_array };  //create json array private arraylist<string> extractobjects(string array) throws parseexception {     parserstate state = parserstate.reading_array;     stringbuilder currentobject = null;     arraylist<string> result = new arraylist<string>();     int = 0;     int parenthesisbalance = 0;     (char c : array.tochararray()) {         switch (c) {         case '{': {             if (state == parserstate.reading_array) {                 state = parserstate.reading_object;                 currentobject = new stringbuilder();             }             parenthesisbalance++;             currentobject.append(c);             break;         }         case '}': {             if (state == parserstate.reading_array) {                 throw new parseexception("unexpected '}' ", i);             } else {                 currentobject.append(c);                 parenthesisbalance--;                 if (parenthesisbalance == 0) {                     state = parserstate.reading_array;                     result.add(currentobject.tostring());                 }             }             break;         }         default: {             if (state == parserstate.reading_object) {                 currentobject.append(c);             }         }         }         i++;     }     return result; } 

here's input store attribute:

<input type="hidden" value="${ sessionscope.jsonorders }" id="orderdata" /> 

when accessed javascript using $('#orderdata'), ,

<input type="hidden" value="[{"      firstname":"mike","lastname":"slagle","phonenumber":"17248802249","email":"[pslagle12@gmail.com]","duedate":"2016-11-24","product":"cake","comments":"this="" is="" 11242016="" 11.15","id":16,"price":11.15},="" {"firstname":"mike","lastname":"slagle","phonenumber":"17248802249","email":"[pslagle12@gmail.com]","duedate":"2016-11-24","product":"cake","comments":"this="" 11.15","id":17,"price":11.15},="" {"firstname":"patrick","lastname":"slagle","phonenumber":"7248802249","email":"[pslagle12@gmail.com]","duedate":"2016-11-24","product":"cookies","comments":"this="" cookies="" for="" patrick.","id":18,"price":15.66},="" {"firstname":"betsy","lastname":"horton","phonenumber":"7245443344","email":"[bhorton@hotmail.com]","duedate":"2016-12-17","product":"cupcakes="" ","comments":"this="" cupcakes="" bets.","id":19,"price":65.98},="" {"firstname":"morgan","lastname":"freeman","phonenumber":"864667234","email":"[freeman@hotmail.com]","duedate":"2016-02-15","product":"cake","comments":"this="" a="" cake="" morgan.","id":20,"price":200.75},="" {"firstname":"james","lastname":"boice","phonenumber":"7249983532","email":"[jboice@deadoldguy.net]","duedate":"2016-04-16","product":"cake="" and="" cookies","comments":"this="" an="" 18th="" century="" theologian","id":21,"price":54.95},="" theologian","id":22,"price":54.95}]"="" id="orderdata"> 

and way accessing value returns "[{":

var orders = $('#orderdata') console.log(orders[0].value); 

edit

if jsp:

<c:foreach var="i" items="${ jsonorders }"> ${ } </c:foreach> 

the contents of entire json array printed on page, want. seems i'm dealing weird interplay between jquery , json arrays. suggestions appreciated. i'm stumped. thing gives me value array orders[0].value, gives me "[{".

where orders comes in this?? according view, have seen json value assigned variable value.

json value assigned string i.e value="[{...}]" , pls remove qoutes , assign value=[{....}]

then access field values value[0]["firstname"] or value[0].firstname value john.