I am trying to write this using php and json_encode
{"patient": {"demographics": {}}
}
This is the Array I am using with json encode.
Array("patient" => Array("demographics" => Array()))
When I echo the output, this is what I get:
{"patient":{"demographics":[]}}
I really think this is a stupid mistake ob my part. All help is appreciated.
try
json_encode($your_array, JSON_FORCE_OBJECT)
as per the docs: http://php.net/json_encode
By default, php arrays stay arrays ([]) when json'd, unless there's a single non-numeric key, in which case it'll be an object
You can also try this:
json_encode(Array("patient" => Array("demographics" => new stdClass)));
This way you can have empty arrays and empty objects in the same JSON, which would not be possible using the other answer.
