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madeye
madeye

Reputation: 1406

Make Array of Objects from json_encode

I have this object

stdClass Object (
  [reportDate] => 2014-02-02
  [shops] => Array (
    [24] => stdClass Object (
      [shopid] => 24
      [cashiers] => Array (
        [1] => stdClass Object (
          [cashierid] => 1
          [products] => Array (
            [moneyIn] => 46
            [moneyOut] => 215.14
          )
        )
      )
    )
  )
)

And When i make json_encode on it I get this json string

   {
      "reportDate":"2014-02-02",
      "shops":{
        "24":{
          "shopid":24,
          "cashiers":{
            "1":{
              "cashierid":1,
              "products":{
                "moneyIn":"46",
                "moneyOut":"215.14"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }

This result is not what I wanted. I want array of objects.

So instead of this "shops":{ I want this "shops":[ Instead of this "cashiers":{ I want this "cashiers":[ And so on.

Where ever there is an array in my stdClass I want array and where there is stdClass I want object.

So what am I doing wrong in structuring my initial stdClass Object.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 207

Answers (2)

JSelser
JSelser

Reputation: 3630

An associative array results in an object, as you've seen. To produce a JSON array you need an array composed of arrays.

Here's an example

$shops  = [['shopid'=>24, 'cashiers'=>[['cashierId'=>1]]]];

Produces

[
   {
      "shopid":24,
      "cashiers":[{"cashierId":1}]
   }
]

And here's the live runnable demo

Upvotes: 1

alex347
alex347

Reputation: 631

You can't have associative arrays in JSON. An associative array will always become an object in JSON after json_encode.

Upvotes: 0

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