json parse string vs eval

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Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
  var jsontext = '{"firstname":"Jesper","surname":"Aaberg","phone":["555-0100","555-0120"]}';
  var errorMsg = null;
</script>

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eval
eval("errorMsg = " + jsontext + ";");
var a = errorMsg.firstname;
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json
errorMsg = JSON.parse(jsontext);
var a = errorMsg.firstname;
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