Grab value from JSON Array with PHP

Question

I'm pulling data from a table in my database.

When I run var_dump($data) I get the following:

string(250) "{
    "Name": "Bobby Banks",
    "Manager": "Barry Banks"
},"

I'd like to grab the Manager value.

I have tried echo $data->Manager; and echo $data['Manager']; but no success.

@DanielJames I pretty sure it's a duplicate and wanted to avoid downvotes :) — ka_lin
– ka_lin, Commented May 23, 2018 at 10:40
Possible duplicate of Parse JSON string contents into PHP Array — ka_lin
– ka_lin, Commented May 23, 2018 at 10:44

nandal · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-23 10:51:56Z

1

Use the following:-

$jsonObject = json_decode($data, true);
echo $jsonObject['Manager'];

complete script:-

<?php

$stringJson = '{"Name": "Bobby Banks","Manager": "Barry Banks"}';
$json = json_decode($stringJson, true);

echo $json['Manager'];

?>

Output:-

Barry Banks

answered May 23, 2018 at 10:41

nandal

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3 Comments

Hi @nandal - this doesn't output anything, sadly :-( Can you show me the full script you're using and I can see this?

Hi @michaelmcgurk, I have updated the answer, see if it helps in understanding php json object handling.

Thank You, @nandal - it was a trailing comma on my JSON that was giving me the problem all along.