angularjs - looping json object in ng-repeat -

i have json object containing {"id":1,"name":"name1"} rest api , want display name property in list using ng-repeat. below have in page:

 <ion-item ng-repeat="p in names">         {{p.name}}  </ion-item>  

it not display above code , when change {{ p.name }} {{ names }} displays {"id":1,"name":"name1"}. iterate , each properties?

is json object array or object?

/* array - can ng-repeat on */ names = [{"id":1, "name":"name1"}]  /* object - cannot ng-repeat on */ names = {"id":1, "name":"name1"} 

if object, ng-repeat not able iterate.

you can see example of in action here.

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answering question below user3514822

in case of comment below json.parse return array of objects or single object.

var response = { "userlist": [ "{\"id\":1,\"name\":\"alex\"}" ] };  $scope.names=json.parse( response.userlist );  if( object.prototype.tostring.call( $scope.names ) !== '[object array]' ) {     $scope.names = [ $scope.names ]; } 

after doing ng-repeat should work have defined $scope.names should array.