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What is JSON?

JSON stands for JavaScript Object Notation, and is a syntax for storing and exchanging data.

Since the JSON format is a text-based format, it can easily be sent to and from a server, and used as a data format by any programming language.

PHP and JSON

PHP has some built-in functions to handle JSON.

First, we will look at the following two functions:

  • json_encode()
  • json_decode()

PHP - json_encode()

The json_encode() function is used to encode a value to JSON format.

Example

This example shows how to encode an associative array into a JSON object:

<?php$age = array("Peter"=>35, "Ben"=>37, "Joe"=>43); echo json_encode($age);?> Try it Yourself »

Example

This example shows how to encode an indexed array into a JSON array:

<?php$cars = array("Volvo", "BMW", "Toyota");echo json_encode($cars);?> Run Example »

PHP - json_decode()

The json_decode() function is used to decode a JSON object into a PHP object or an associative array.

Example

This example decodes JSON data into a PHP object:

<?php$jsonobj = '{"Peter":35,"Ben":37,"Joe":43}';var_dump(json_decode($jsonobj));?> Run Example »

The json_decode() function returns an object by default. The function has a second parameter, and when set to true, JSON objects are decoded into associative arrays.

Example

This example decodes JSON data into a PHP associative array:

<?php$jsonobj = '{"Peter":35,"Ben":37,"Joe":43}';var_dump(json_decode($jsonobj, true));?> Run Example »

PHP - Accessing the Decoded Values

Here are two examples of how to access the decoded values from an object and from an associative array:

Example

This example shows how to access the values from a PHP object:

<?php$jsonobj = '{"Peter":35,"Ben":37,"Joe":43}'; $obj = json_decode($jsonobj);echo $obj->Peter;echo $obj->Ben; echo $obj->Joe;?> Run Example »

Example

This example shows how to access the values from a PHP associative array:

<?php$jsonobj = '{"Peter":35,"Ben":37,"Joe":43}'; $arr = json_decode($jsonobj, true);echo $arr["Peter"];echo $arr["Ben"]; echo $arr["Joe"];?> Run Example »

PHP - Looping Through the Values

You can also loop through the values with a foreach loop:

Example

This example shows how to loop through the values of a PHP object:

<?php$jsonobj = '{"Peter":35,"Ben":37,"Joe":43}'; $obj = json_decode($jsonobj);foreach($obj as $key => $value) { echo $key . " => " . $value . "<br>";}?> Run Example »

Example

This example shows how to loop through the values of a PHP associative array:

<?php$jsonobj = '{"Peter":35,"Ben":37,"Joe":43}'; $arr = json_decode($jsonobj, true);foreach($arr as $key => $value) { echo $key . " => " . $value . "<br>";}?> Run Example » ❮ Previous Next ❯ ★ +1 Sign in to track progress

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