How to convert this javascript string into javascript array/object
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7301615/how-to-parse-json-easily">How to parse JSON easily?</a>  </p>
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<p>I have this string:</p>

<pre><code>[{text: 'First Option',  value: 'first'},{text: 'Second Option', value: 'second'},{text: 'Third Option',  value: 'third'}]
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<p>How do I convert it into an array/object in the same form in javascript? </p>
