passing json data into smart suggest jquery plugin

Question

I have purchased the jquery plugin called smart suggest and would like to pass a json array as the data rather than an array.

the current data file 'sample-data.php' looks like:


     array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/apple.jpg', 'description' => 'One of America\'s favorite fruits.'),
                                    'Avocado' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/avocado.jpg', 'description' => 'The avocado is a dense, evergreen tree, shedding many leaves in early spring.'),
                                    'Banana' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/banana.jpg', 'description' => 'Bananas are fast-growing herbaceous perennials arising from underground rhizomes.'),
                                    'Gooseberry' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/gooseberry.jpg', 'description' => 'Gooseberries are deciduous shrubs.'),
                                    'Grape' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/grape.jpg', 'description' => 'Grapes come in large clusters.'),
                                    'Jackfruit' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/jackfruit.jpg', 'description' => 'The jackfruit tree is handsome and stately.'),
                                    'Mango' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/mango.jpg', 'description' => 'Mango trees make handsome landscape specimens and shade trees.'),
                                    'Papaya' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/papaya.jpg', 'description' => 'The papaya is a short-lived, fast-growing, woody, large herb to 10 or 12 feet in height. It is also regarded by some as being delicious.'),
                                    'Peach' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/peach.jpg', 'description' => 'These are great in the summertime.'),
                                    'Pear' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/pear.jpg', 'description' => 'Pears are delicious fruits.'),
                                    'Pineapple' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/pineapple.jpg', 'description' => 'The pineapple plant is a herbaceous perennial, 2-1/2 to 5 ft.'),
                                    'Rose Apple' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/rose_apple.jpg', 'description' => 'The rose apple is a highly decorative evergreen large shrub.'),
                                    'Tamarind' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/tamarind.jpg', 'description' => 'The bright green, pinnate foliage is dense and feathery in appearance.'),
                                    'White Sapote' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/white_sapote.jpg', 'description' => 'The white sapote forms a medium to very large evergreen tree.'),
                                );
    $vegetables = array(
                                    'Alfalfa' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/alfalfa.jpg', 'description' => 'One cup of raw, sprouted alfalfa seeds, contains 1.32 grams of protein.'),
                                    'Artichoke' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/artichoke.jpg', 'description' => 'One medium artichoke cooked with no added salt has 3.47 grams protein.'),
                                    'Asparagus' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/asparagus.jpg', 'description' => 'Half cup (about 6 spears) cooked with no added salt contains 2.16 grams of protein.'),
                                    'Broccoli' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/broccoli.jpg', 'description' => 'Half cup of broccoli, cooked with no added salt contains 1.86 grams protein.'),
                                    'Carrots' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/carrots.jpg', 'description' => 'Half cup cooked with no added salt contains 0.59 grams protein.'),
                                    'Celery' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/celery.jpg', 'description' => 'One cup of celery, cooked, boiled, drained with no added salt has 1.25 grams protein.'),
                                    'Corn' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/corn.jpg', 'description' => 'One large ear of yellow corn, cooked with no salt contains 4.02 grams protein.'),
                                    'Green Pepper' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/green_pepper.jpg', 'description' => 'One small raw pepper contains 0.64 grams protein.'),
                                    'Mushroom' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/mushroom.jpg', 'description' => 'Half a cup of raw mushrooms contains 1.08 grams of protein.'),
                                    'Onion' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/onion.jpg', 'description' => 'One small onion cooked without salt contains 0.82 grams protein.'),
                                    'Potato' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/potato.jpg', 'description' => 'One medium baked potato without salt contains 4.33 grams of protein.'),
                                    'Spinach' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/spinach.jpg', 'description' => 'One cup of raw spinach contains 0.86 grams of protein.'),
                                    'Squash' => array('image' => 'assets/images/fruits/squash.jpg', 'description' => 'One cup of sliced summer squash, boiled with no added salt contains 1.87 grams of protein.'),
                                );
    ?>

this array is passed into the 'search_multiple.php' file which I would like to pass in as JSON:


     array(), 'vegetables' => array());
    foreach ($fruits as $name => $data)
    {
        if (stripos($name, $q) !== false)
        {
            $results['fruits'][$name] = $data;
        }
    }
    foreach ($vegetables as $name => $data)
    {
        if (stripos($name, $q) !== false)
        {
            $results['vegetables'][$name] = $data;
        }
    }

    /* Get the data into a format that Smart Suggest will read (see documentation). */
    $final_fruits = array('header' => array(), 'data' => array());
    $final_fruits['header'] = array(
                                                                            'title' => 'Fruits',                                        # Appears at the top of this category
                                                                            'num' => count($results['fruits']),         # Displayed as the total number of results.
                                                                            'limit' => 5                                                        # An arbitrary number that you want to limit the results to.
                                                                        );
    foreach ($results['fruits'] as $name => $data)
    {
        $final_fruits['data'][] = array(
                                                            'primary' => $name,                                                                                         # Title of result row
                                                            'secondary' => $data['description'],                                                        # Description below title on result row
                                                            'image' => $data['image'],                                                                          # Optional URL of 40x40px image
                                                            'onclick' => 'alert(\'You clicked on the '.$name.' fruit!\');', # JavaScript to call when this result is clicked on
                                                            'fill_text' => strtolower($name)                                                                        # Used for "auto-complete fill style" example
                                                        );
    }

    $final_vegetables = array('header' => array(), 'data' => array());
    $final_vegetables['header'] = array(
                                                                            'title' => 'Vegetables',                                        # Appears at the top of this category
                                                                            'num' => count($results['vegetables']),         # Displayed as the total number of results.
                                                                            'limit' => 5                                                                # An arbitrary number that you want to limit the results to.
                                                                        );
    foreach ($results['vegetables'] as $name => $data)
    {
        $final_vegetables['data'][] = array(
                                                            'primary' => $name,                                                                                                 # Title of result row
                                                            'secondary' => $data['description'],                                                                # Description below title on result row
                                                            'image' => $data['image'],                                                                                  # Optional URL of 40x40px image
                                                            'onclick' => 'alert(\'You clicked on the '.$name.' vegetable!\');', # JavaScript to call when this result is clicked on
                                                            'fill_text' => strtolower($name)                                                                        # Used for "auto-complete fill style" example
                                                        );
    }

    /* Output JSON */
    $final = array($final_fruits, $final_vegetables);
    header('Content-type: application/json');
    echo json_encode($final);
    die();
    ?>

I would like to know how to pass json data into the 'search_multiple.php' file. For example:

Please help me!! I cannot code in PHP

Thanks

Kabeer

passing json data into smart suggest jquery plugin

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