How to convert string to array which string is array structere

Question

I'm sending post array from swift to php server. Some issues my array looks like the server:

$my_array = $_POST['array'];

$my_array is ["item1","item2","item3"] but type is string not array.

I want to get array elements but when I try $my_array[0] is returning the first element of string " as you know.

I know I need to change my swift code but I wanna learn how can I convert these string to array and get elements.

Thanks

That line of code has invalid syntax. I suppose you need to add some escape characters... "But type is string": then please use string-literal notation to reflect exactly what it is. — trincot
– trincot, Commented Feb 25, 2020 at 16:30
If fixed, that string looks like JSON. In that case you can do $my_array = json_decode($str);, where $str is your string. — trincot
– trincot, Commented Feb 25, 2020 at 16:32

trincot · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-25 16:35:45Z

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Your $_POST['array'] looks like JSON encoded.

If so, you can get the array with:

$my_array = json_decode($_POST['array']);

answered Feb 25, 2020 at 16:35

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