Convert json data to javascript array

Convert json data to javascript array

HTML

<div id="blk"></div>
<ul id="names"></ul>

JavaScript

var thejson={
   "People": {
       "Person": [
          {"FirstName": "Andrew", "LastName": "Pougher"},
          {"FirstName": "Michele", "LastName": "Bloggs"},
          {"FirstName": "Earl", "LastName": "Palmer"}
        ]
    }
};

var persons=[];
var obj=thejson["People"]["Person"];
for(i in obj){
  var temp=[];
  temp.push("FirstName");
  temp.push(obj[i].FirstName);
  temp.push("LastName");
  temp.push(obj[i].LastName);
  persons.push(temp);
  }
$("#blk").html(JSON.stringify(persons));
// persons contain your requried array


   $("#blk").prepend("asdasdasd=")
 

alert(temp[3] );



var justfirstnames = '';
for (var arrayIndex in persons.sort()) { // alphabet it baby with sort
  justfirstnames += '<li>' + persons[arrayIndex][1]; + '</li>'
}
   $("#names").append("<br>"+justfirstnames)