php split string with repeated delimiter

Question

How do I split the following string which is seperated by the ',' delimiter to an array in PHP?

String:

[{"sku":"PAP","name":"Butter","price":23,"quantity":2},{"sku":"PER","name":"Garlic","price":25,"quantity":1}]

Required Array:

$array[0]= "sku":"PAP","name":"Butter","price":23,"quantity":2

$array[1]= "sku":"PER","name":"Garlic","price":25,"quantity":1

I am not able to split based on the delimiter',' since it is present in the array elements.

The string looks very much like JSON. So you should use json_decode function: $array = json_decode($json, true); — Ruslan Osmanov
– Ruslan Osmanov, Commented Dec 17, 2016 at 7:27
You should be using a JSON parser here, not a regex. Even more true if the JSON is nested. — Tim Biegeleisen
– Tim Biegeleisen, Commented Dec 17, 2016 at 7:28

NikitOn · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-17 07:33:46Z

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@Ruslan Osmanov is right. Just decode like JSON.

<?php
  $a='[{"sku":"PAP","name":"Butter","price":23,"quantity":2},{"sku":"PER","name":"Garlic","price":25,"quantity":1}]';
  print_r(json_decode($a));
?>

Result:

Array
(
    [0] => stdClass Object
        (
            [sku] => PAP
            [name] => Butter
            [price] => 23
            [quantity] => 2
        )

    [1] => stdClass Object
        (
            [sku] => PER
            [name] => Garlic
            [price] => 25
            [quantity] => 1
        )

)

answered Dec 17, 2016 at 7:33

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Arun Over a year ago

Thank you that helps .Could you also suggest me how to assign each element to an array.. I am not able to access the individual elements of the decoded json string

Ricardo Ortega Magaña · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-17 07:35:02Z

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First, remove the unwanted characters:

$str=str_replace("[{","",$str);
$str=str_replace("}]","",$str);

Then, split with:

$array=preg_split("},{",$str);

answered Dec 17, 2016 at 7:35

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Alok Dubey · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-17 07:38:56Z

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string looks like in JSON so please use json_decode() method of php.

answered Dec 17, 2016 at 7:38

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