Accessing JSON array within Laravel Controller

Question

I am currently a bit stuck with some data that my Vue component is sending to my Laravel Controller. The data is as follows:

array:2 [
  0 => {#1246
    +"id": 1
    +"name": "Developer"
  }
  1 => {#1249
    +"id": 2
    +"name": "Ops Matrix Admin"
  }
]

For example if I wanted to get the name or the id out of this as an object so that I can use it with eloquent. How would I go about doing this?

This is what my controller currently looks like.

  public function editUserPermissions(Request $request, $id) {
      foreach($request->all() as $key => $value) {
        $decode = json_decode($value);

        dd($decode);
    }
  }

When I do dd($request->all()); I get the following:

array:1 [
  "body" => "[{"id":1,"name":"Developer"},{"id":3,"name":"Ops Matrix User"}]"
]

Clint · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-10 19:06:01Z

1

You need to loop through the result. The result is an array.

A better way to get this would be with $request->getContent()

But using your code

public function editUserPermissions(Request $request, $id) {
      foreach($request->all() as $key => $value) {
        $decode = json_decode($value);

        foreach($decode as $decoded) {
            echo $decoded['id'];
        }
    }
  }

edited Jul 10, 2020 at 19:06

answered Jul 10, 2020 at 18:32

Clint

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jacklikethings Over a year ago

Hi, Thanks for answering. Currently I have already used json_decode and that is how I retrieved the dataset that I have put in my question. I do apologise if I was not clear. Have a nice day!

jacklikethings Over a year ago

Hi thank you. I have updated my question. Again apologies if I am being completely stupid. This problem has consumed me for about 2 days now :D

jacklikethings Over a year ago

Hmmm I seem to be getting an error "{message: "Undefined index: id", exception: "ErrorException",…}" I feel really bad because I should of figured this one out.

Clint Over a year ago

Answer updated to include your updated code. I am assuming the first bit is dd($decode)

jacklikethings Over a year ago

Thank you so much... Seriously, I have been banging my head off of a wall for a while. This has really helped. I now just need to make it comma separated, but I will check on that. You have done more than enough!

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Diliru Harshana · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-10 19:12:22Z

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public function editUserPermissions(Request $request, $id) {
      $bodys = $request->body;
      foreach($bodys as $key => $body) {
           //$key give current index of array 
           $body[$key]['id'] //this give id 
           $body[$key]['name'] //this give name 
      }
  }

edited Jul 10, 2020 at 19:12

answered Jul 10, 2020 at 18:55

Diliru Harshana

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jacklikethings Over a year ago

Hi :D With this solution to my problem I received the following error: {message: "json_decode() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given", exception: "ErrorException",…}

jacklikethings Over a year ago

I have updated my question with the output from dd($request->all());

Diliru Harshana Over a year ago

$request->all() should be in there my fault.sorry

jacklikethings Over a year ago

Ahh I see. New error for our pleasure. Sorry for bothering you with this. I really do appreciate the help. {message: "Cannot use object of type stdClass as array", exception: "Error",…}

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