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The PHP json_decode() function is used to decode or convert a JSON object to a PHP object.
<?php
$age = '{"Johnny":11, "Marty":56}';
var_dump(json_decode($age));
?>
Output
// stores JSON data in a PHP variable and then decodes it into a PHP object
Syntax
json_decode(string, assoc, depth, options)
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Specifies the value to be decoded (required) |
| assoc | Specifies a Boolean value; when set to true, the returned object will be converted into an associative array; when set to false, it returns an object (false is the default) |
| depth | Specifies the recursion depth (default recursion depth is 512) |
| options | Specifies a bitmask:
|
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PHP NOTES:
- When using PHP, single or double quotation marks are acceptable and work identically to one another; choose whichever you prefer, and stay consistent
- Arrays count starting from zero NOT one; so item 1 is position [0], item 2 is position [1], and item 3 is position [2] … and so on
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