Not getting array back from $youtube_array instead giving object(stdClass)#1

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I am trying to request a youtube array, but the var dump reveals a dump starting with object(stdClass)#1

<?php
$num = Rand(1,5);
switch ($num) {
case 1: header('Foo Fighters The Pretender'); $music= 'Foo Fighters The Pretender';
case 2: header('Arctic Monkeys Flourescent Adolescent'); $music= 'Arctic Monkeys Flourescent Adolescent';
case 3: header('The Strokes Under Cover of Darkness'); $music= 'under cover of darkness';
case 4: header('The White Stripes Seven Nation Army'); $music= 'the white stripes seven nation army';
case 5: header('Franz Ferdinand Michael'); $music= 'franz ferdinand michael';
}
$youtube_array = json_decode(file_get_contents("https://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos?alt=json&q=" . urlencode($music) , TRUE ));
var_dump($youtube_array);
echo "<h1>Your Song Is:</h1>";
echo $music;
echo "</p>";
echo "YouTube found this video about your Rock:";
echo "</p>";
$link = $youtube_array['feed']['entry'][0]['id']['$t'];
$link2 = substr($link, 42);
echo "<iframe width='960' height='720' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/" . $link2 . "' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>";
?>

Niko · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-08 16:36:10Z

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You've misplaced the right parenthesis in this line:

$youtube_array = json_decode(file_get_contents("-" . urlencode($music) , TRUE ));

should be

$youtube_array = json_decode(file_get_contents("-" . urlencode($music)), TRUE );

answered May 8, 2012 at 16:36

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Alister Bulman · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-08 16:37:49Z

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json_decode has a second parameter ([, bool $assoc = false ....). If it is left at the default, it will return an object. With it true, it sets an associative array.

Your code has the 'true' in with the 'file_get_contents($filename [, bool $use_include_path...'

answered May 8, 2012 at 16:37

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