How to initialize an empty associative array in PHP?

Question

I want to have an empty object in the API response like the one mentioned below:

{
  "sample" : {}
}

When I assign $response['sample'] = array(), I get the following response

{
  "sample" : []
}

lumos0815 · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-08 06:47:27Z

6

{} indicates an object so you have to use

$result = ["sample" => new stdclass()];

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 6:47

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Vijay Dohare · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-08 06:47:49Z

4

you must try JSON_FORCE_OBJECT as second argument while using json_encode function.

EDIT

$ar = array("sample" => array());
echo json_encode($ar, JSON_FORCE_OBJECT);

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 6:24

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