Put array into JavaScript [duplicate]

Question

I have an array like this in PHP:

$array[] = 'bob';
$array[] = 'chris';
$array[] = 'sam';

How would I turn it into this, in JavaScript:

var array = [bob, chris, sam];

I have tried this code but it just returns var array = [Array];:

<script>
var array = [<?php echo $array; ?>];
</script>

user3018350 · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-31 11:31:51Z

3

You can use json.

<script type="text/javascript">
var data = <?php echo json_encode($array); ?>;
</script>

And then you can use it in javascript like this:

var obj = JSON.parse(data)

answered Jul 31, 2016 at 11:31

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2 Comments

I just noticed this puts " around the names. How do I stop this?

That is JSON format. When you parse it to javascript object " around property names will disappear.