using PHP convert the string values to array and get the values

Question

my $data returns following values.the gettype() of the following values is a String.

["0:12:23", 0.000000],["0:12:43", 0.000000],["0:13:03", 0.000000]

I want to convert the string vlaues to an array.and have to out the time values "0:12:23" , "0:12:43" and "0:13:03"

How can i conver the string values to array using php and get the time vlaues only.

the input is the whol;e string ["0:12:23", 0.000000],["0:12:43", 0.000000],["0:13:03", 0.000000] — Psl
– Psl, Commented Nov 8, 2017 at 9:11

Death-is-the-real-truth · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-08 09:46:23Z

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I hope that your input is in single string.So do like below:-

<?php

$string = '["0:12:23", 0.000000],["0:12:43", 0.000000],["0:13:03", 0.000000]'; // i assume it's a single string
preg_match_all('/\d:\d{2}:\d{2}/',$string,$matches);

print_r($matches);

Output:- https://eval.in/895248

Or as @deceze said use json_decode("[$string]") like below:-

<?php
  $string = '["0:12:23", 0.000000],["0:12:43", 0.000000],["0:13:03", 0.000000]';
  $string_array=json_decode("[$string]");
  $time_array = array_column($string_array,0);
  print_r($time_array);
?>

Output:- https://eval.in/895251

Reference:-

preg_match_all()

json_decode()

array_column()

edited Nov 8, 2017 at 9:46

answered Nov 8, 2017 at 9:34

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Psl Over a year ago

is print_r($matches[0]) returns the first time value?

Death-is-the-real-truth Over a year ago

@Psl no. it will return array of all time

Death-is-the-real-truth Over a year ago

You can do:- $final_time_array = $matches[0]; echo $final_time_array[0];

Moby M · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-08 09:44:16Z

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You can use json_decode to convert it into array structure.and use foreach loop to filter out .try below,

<?php
$string = '["0:12:23", 0.000000],["0:12:43", 0.000000],["0:13:03", 0.000000]';
$string_to_array=json_decode("[$string]");
foreach($string_to_array as $values){  
print_r($values[0]); 
}
?>

edited Nov 8, 2017 at 9:44

answered Nov 8, 2017 at 9:35

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