<?php
$array = Array("1" => 1, "2" =>4);
$array1 = Array("3" => 5);
$temp = array_merge($array, $array1);
echo json_encode($temp);
?>
It gives the following output
[1,4,5]
but, I need the following output
{"1":1,"2":4,"3":5}
Anyone, please answer this.
You need to use + instead of array_merge to preserve keys and make json_encode() work properly.
<?php
$array = Array(1 => 1, 2 =>4);
$array1 = Array(3 => 5);
$temp = $array + $array1;
print_r($temp);
echo json_encode($temp);
Note: In case still you are getting output like what you shown in your question, then use JSON_FORCE_OBJECT as second parameter to json_encode()
