json_decode
(no version information, might be only in CVS)
json_decode -- Decodes a JSON string
Description
mixed
json_decode ( string json [, bool assoc] )
Takes a JSON encoded string and converts it into a PHP variable.
Parameters
json
The json string being decoded.
assoc
When TRUE, returned objects will be converted into
associative arrays.
Return Values
Returns an object or if the optional
assoc parameter is TRUE, an associative
array is instead returned.
Examples
Example 1. json_decode() examples
<?php
$json = '{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3,"d":4,"e":5}';
var_dump(json_decode($json));
var_dump(json_decode($json, true));
?>
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The above example will output: object(stdClass)#1 (5) {
["a"] => int(1)
["b"] => int(2)
["c"] => int(3)
["d"] => int(4)
["e"] => int(5)
}
array(5) {
["a"] => int(1)
["b"] => int(2)
["c"] => int(3)
["d"] => int(4)
["e"] => int(5)
} |
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Notes
| Caution |
This function will return false if the JSON encoded data is deeper than
127 elements.
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