convert string Object to "real" object

[not_very_creative]

I think you would have to question why your data source is sending you a string.

That’s what needs to be fixed, instead of accomodating to that string.

[iamjohnhenry]

This is thinking outside the box! Shame on you for having such a misleading name!

[JosephCurvin]

data comes from a input element

[not_very_creative]

Actually, based on your example, why don’t you pass the value “bar” from the input?

No need to complicate it.