Coverting string variable to array

Question

when run var_dump($myVariable) I have this string, this variable is not json :

string(13) "['1','2','3']"

but I want have this:

array(3) { [0]=> string(1) "1" [1]=> string(1) "2" [2]=> string(1) "3" }

how can I convert $myVariable to second format

@Calimero no that not json,that is array created in foreach but when export it, its return string inseted array — nima amiri
– nima amiri, Commented Sep 22, 2017 at 14:28
@Shahrukh have you seen any {} in my result!! thats not json — nima amiri
– nima amiri, Commented Sep 22, 2017 at 14:30

user3720435 · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-22 14:36:41Z

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If the string you are converting is consistent, the following isn't tested, but you can do something like the following:

$string = "['1','2','3']";
$string = str_replace(['[','\'',']'], '', $string);
$array = explode(',', $string);

answered Sep 22, 2017 at 14:36

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