Decode JSON-String from POST-request in PHP Zend 2

Question

I could really need a help.

json_decode returns NULL.

I get the string from the POST:

$arrayOfItems = $request->getPost()->get('arrayOfItems');

The string looks like this:

'[{id: 161, value1: 1, value2: 1},{id: 162, value1: 2, value2: 2},{id: 163, value1: 3, value2: 3}]'

And I try to get the ids into an array:

$decodedArray = json_decode($arrayOfItems);
$ids = array();
foreach ($decodedArray as $v) {
    $ids[] = $v->id;
}

But json_decode returns NULL.

Any help is welcome.

Kind regards rholtermann

jaybrau · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-08 19:27:37Z

3

The keys in $arrayOfItems need to be strings for json_decode to work here. For example, the following would work:

'[{"id": 161, "value1": 1, "value2": 1},{"id": 162, "value1": 2, "value2": 2},{"id": 163, "value1": 3, "value2": 3}]'

answered Jan 8, 2015 at 19:27

jaybrau

4131 gold badge3 silver badges10 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

edigu Over a year ago

This is the correct answer. json_decode works according to RFC 4627 specification. Link: faqs.org/rfcs/rfc4627.html

Plummer · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-08 19:28:15Z

0

There might be a couple things here. Primarily, I'm not sure that's valid JSON.

Second, if $arrayOfItems has the quotes around it in it's output, it won't work.

If you have control of the API you're requesting from, check it's output and figure out why it has the single quotes. If not, you can regex out the single quotes, but depending on your output, you should be careful with this as you might need them.

edited Jan 8, 2015 at 19:28

answered Jan 8, 2015 at 19:20

Plummer

6,71813 gold badges49 silver badges79 bronze badges

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Decode JSON-String from POST-request in PHP Zend 2

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

2 Answers 2

1 Comment

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related