Convert string resembling array output syntax to an actual array [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to generate the array structure as coding style so it can be used for further development for that purpose i have used following:

function convertArray($string)
{
        $finalString = var_export($string, true);
        return stripslashes($finalString);
}

It worked fine but the problem is that it adds the additional quotes to the start and end of the value how can i remove these quotes.

Example generated string is as follows:

array (
  'foo' => 'array('foo','bar','baz')',
  'bar' => 'array('foo','bar')',
  'baz' => 'array('foo','bar')',
);

The string i need is:

array (
      'foo' => array('foo','bar','baz'),
      'bar' => array('foo','bar'),
      'baz' => array('foo','bar'),
    );

UPDATE

Here is how i create my array:

foreach( $attributes as $attrib )
    {
        if( $attrib->primary_key == '1' )
            $column[$attrib->name] = array("'$attrib->type'", "'$attrib->max_length'", '\'pk\'');
        else
            $column[$attrib->name] = array("'$attrib->type'", "'$attrib->max_length'");

        $string[$attrib->name] = 'array('.implode(',', $column[$attrib->name]).')';
    }

after processing from this loop the final array sent to the above function to convert it into my desired form/

I just ran your code on my PHP 5.3.10 - it doesn't add any of those quotes. Consider upgrade if you are using older versions. — Tim
– Tim, Commented Aug 12, 2012 at 19:23
can you post what is in $string exactly that you passed in function? — Kalpesh
– Kalpesh, Commented Aug 12, 2012 at 19:44
i have updated my question if you want additional details about data refer to this question: stackoverflow.com/questions/11868245/… — Code Prank
– Code Prank, Commented Aug 13, 2012 at 6:19

Zerstoren · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-12 20:06:20Z

1

And you can use backslashes

$string = "Some text \" I have a double quote";
$string1 = 'Second text \' and again i have quote in text';

And lost variant

You can use 1 idiot variant to create many lines string an in example:

$string = <<<HERE
Many many text
HERE;

But i dont recommend use this variant

answered Aug 12, 2012 at 20:06

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Jojo · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-12 19:22:06Z

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try to use trim. Example:

$string = "'text with quotes'";
echo $string; // output: 'text with quotes'
echo trim($string, array("'")); // output: text with quotes

answered Aug 12, 2012 at 19:22

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Code Prank Over a year ago

trim makes no difference to the output

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