Return JSON using PHP

Question

Currently I'm returning a message from my PHP backend like so:

$data = [ 'message' => 'Number doesn\'t exist!'];
$this->set_response(json_encode($data), REST_Controller::HTTP_CREATED);

This will create a message looking like this:

"{\"message\":\"Number doesn't exist!\"}"

I however am hoping to get a message looking like this:

{
    "message": "Number doesn't exist!"
}

What am I doing wrong?

$data = [ 'message' => 'Number doesn\'t exist!']; echo json_encode($data); expected result return. check your this function set_response — devpro
– devpro, Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 6:16
yes agreed, maybe JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES will resolve @HaRsH — devpro
– devpro, Commented Sep 30, 2016 at 6:22

devpro · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-30 06:53:40Z

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You can use JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES as second parameter in json_encode().

$data = [ 'message' => 'Number doesn\'t exist!'];
$encoded = json_encode($data,JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES);
$this->set_response($encoded, REST_Controller::HTTP_CREATED);

Other Solution:

$data = [ 'message' => 'Number doesn\'t exist!'];
$string = $this->set_response(json_encode($data), REST_Controller::HTTP_CREATED); // your current result
$decode = json_decode($string,true); // decode the value 
echo json_encode($decode,JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES); //and use JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES in json_encode()

edited Sep 30, 2016 at 6:53

answered Sep 30, 2016 at 6:21

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Narendra Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-30 06:18:08Z

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brother you just need to call your json as json_encode($data,true) and decode it like this json_decode($data,true); Happy Coding if the above doesn't seem to work second try

The \ is to escape the quotes (") that are part of the response.

Use stripslashes() to strip these out.

When a string wrapped in quotes contains quotes, they have to be escaped. The escape character in php is \

edited Sep 30, 2016 at 6:18

answered Sep 30, 2016 at 6:16

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devpro Over a year ago

expected result required in json. not in array

Minesh Patel Over a year ago

json_encode() has only one parameter. decode has 2 parameter

Rax Weber · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-30 06:18:15Z

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You must decode the JSON response.

json_decode($your_response);

answered Sep 30, 2016 at 6:18

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