# How to parse string of array in Julia 1.0

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-parse-string-of-array-in-julia-1-0/18645>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [December 14, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-parse-string-of-array-in-julia-1-0/18645 "2018-12-14T03:46:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xiucheng\_Li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/xiucheng_li/32/9773_2.png) [@Xiucheng\_Li](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Xiucheng_Li)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-parse-string-of-array-in-julia-1-0/18645/1 "2018-12-14T03:46:04Z")

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In julia 0.6, I can parse the `s = "[[-8.618643,41.141412],[-8.618499,41.141376]]"` like `parse(s) |> eval` to get

```julia
2-element Array{Array{Float64,1},1}:
 [-8.61864, 41.1414]
 [-8.6185, 41.1414] 

```

and what’s the equivalent way to do that in Julia 1.0?

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**Author:** ![Gnimuc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/gnimuc/32/2194_2.png) [@Gnimuc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gnimuc)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-parse-string-of-array-in-julia-1-0/18645/2 "2018-12-14T04:08:52Z")

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`parse(s)` → `Meta.parse(s)`

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**Author:** ![Xiucheng\_Li](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/xiucheng_li/32/9773_2.png) [@Xiucheng\_Li](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Xiucheng_Li)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-parse-string-of-array-in-julia-1-0/18645/3 "2018-12-14T04:21:27Z")

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Thanks so much.