Php json decode
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PHP function json_decode
This function decodes JSON data into array or object.
Syntax json_decode
- json_string: json data
- bool: True (make associative array), False
- dept: specifies recursive dept
- bitmask: Bitmask of JSON decode options, currently only support JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING
json_decode(json_string, bool, dept, bitmask);
Example 1: make associative array
<?php
$json_data ='{"name":"Christ","age":13}';
$object = json_decode($json_data,true);
print_r( $object );
?>
Output
Array ( [name] => Christ [age] => 13 )
Example 2: make object
<?php
$json_data ='{"name":"Christ","age":13}';
$object = json_decode($json_data);
print_r( $object );
?>
Output
stdClass Object ( [name] => Christ [age] => 13 )
Example 3
<?php
$json_data='{
"group1": {
"name":"w3cb",
"size":12,
"leader":{
"name": [
{"fname":"bob","last":"kee"},
{"fname":"makr","last":"aul"}
]
}
},
"group2": {
"name":"w3c2b",
"size":12,
"leader":{
"name": [
{"fname":"bob","last":"kee"},
{"fname":"makr","last":"aul"}
]
}
},
"group3": {
"name":"w4cb",
"size":11,
"leader":{
"name": [
{"fname":"bob","last":"kee"},
{"fname":"makr","last":"aul"}
]
}
}
}';
$object = json_decode($json_data);
print_r( $object );
?>
Output
stdClass Object
(
[group1] => stdClass Object
(
[name] => w3cb
[size] => 12
[leader] => stdClass Object
(
[name] => Array
(
[0] => stdClass Object
(
[fname] => bob
[last] => kee
)
[1] => stdClass Object
(
[fname] => makr
[last] => aul
)
)
)
)
[group2] => stdClass Object
(
[name] => w3c2b
[size] => 12
[leader] => stdClass Object
(
[name] => Array
(
[0] => stdClass Object
(
[fname] => bob
[last] => kee
)
[1] => stdClass Object
(
[fname] => makr
[last] => aul
)
)
)
)
[group3] => stdClass Object
(
[name] => w4cb
[size] => 11
[leader] => stdClass Object
(
[name] => Array
(
[0] => stdClass Object
(
[fname] => bob
[last] => kee
)
[1] => stdClass Object
(
[fname] => makr
[last] => aul
)
)
)
)
)
Related Links
---json_encode--- json_decode--- json_last_error---
