Re: json_encode/json_decode, take 2

[Jochem Maas <jochem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

try seeing what json_encode() creates:

$json = "json";
$data = array(
	"no_1" => $json,
	"no_2" => $json,
	"no_3" => $json,
	"no_4" => array("foo" => $json, "bar" = $json),
);
print_r({"{$json}_encode"}($data));


Christoph Boget wrote:
> The string used below in "$myArrEncoded" is generated in javascript, after
> creating the structure and spitting out:
> 
> var JSONVar = javascriptVar.toSource();
> 
> I can eval JSONVar and work with it as I would be working with the original
> javascriptVar so I know the transition back and forth from a structure to a
> string isn't causing problems.  The problem is when I try to work with the
> string in PHP.
> 
> Here is my code:
> 
> <?php
> 
>   $myArrEncoded = "({Salary:{'50-70K':{filterType:&quot;range&quot;,
> fieldName:&quot;SALARY&quot;, fieldValueLabel:&quot;50-70K&quot;,
> lowerValue:&quot;50&quot;, upperValue:&quot;70&quot;,
> inclusive:&quot;BOTH&quot;}},
> Position:{Developer:{filterType:&quot;single&quot;,
> fieldName:&quot;POSITION&quot;, fieldValueLabel:&quot;Developer&quot;,
> fieldValue:&quot;Developer&quot;, constraint:&quot;equals&quot;},
> SysAdmin:{filterType:&quot;single&quot;, fieldName:&quot;POSITION&quot;,
> fieldValueLabel:&quot;System Admin&quot;, fieldValue:&quot;SysAdmin&quot;,
> constraint:&quot;equals&quot;}}, 'Required Action':{'2 -
> GenScreen':{filterType:&quot;single&quot;,
> fieldName:&quot;REQUIRED_ACTION&quot;, fieldValueLabel:&quot;General Phone
> Screen&quot;, fieldValue:&quot;2 - GenScreen&quot;,
> constraint:&quot;equals&quot;}}})";
> 
>   echo var_dump( $myArrEncoded ) . '<br><br>';
>   echo '$myArr encoded: ' . $myArrEncoded . '<br><br>';
>   try {
>     echo '$myArr decoded: <pre>' . print_r( json_decode( $myArrEncoded, TRUE
> ), TRUE ) . '</pre><br><br>';
>   } catch( Exception $e ) {
>     echo 'Error: ' . var_dump( $e );
>   }
> 
> ?>
> 
> When I run it, I get the following output:
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> string(587) "({Salary:{'50-70K':{filterType:"range",
> fieldName:"SALARY", fieldValueLabel:"50-70K", lowerValue:"50",
> upperValue:"70", inclusive:"BOTH"}},
> Position:{Developer:{filterType:"single", fieldName:"POSITION",
> fieldValueLabel:"Developer", fieldValue:"Developer",
> constraint:"equals"}, SysAdmin:{filterType:"single",
> fieldName:"POSITION", fieldValueLabel:"System Admin",
> fieldValue:"SysAdmin", constraint:"equals"}}, 'Required Action':{'2 -
> GenScreen':{filterType:"single", fieldName:"REQUIRED_ACTION",
> fieldValueLabel:"General Phone Screen", fieldValue:"2 - GenScreen",
> constraint:"equals"}}})"
> 
> $myArr encoded: ({Salary:{'50-70K':{filterType:"range",
> fieldName:"SALARY", fieldValueLabel:"50-70K", lowerValue:"50",
> upperValue:"70", inclusive:"BOTH"}},
> Position:{Developer:{filterType:"single", fieldName:"POSITION",
> fieldValueLabel:"Developer", fieldValue:"Developer",
> constraint:"equals"}, SysAdmin:{filterType:"single",
> fieldName:"POSITION", fieldValueLabel:"System Admin",
> fieldValue:"SysAdmin", constraint:"equals"}}, 'Required Action':{'2 -
> GenScreen':{filterType:"single", fieldName:"REQUIRED_ACTION",
> fieldValueLabel:"General Phone Screen", fieldValue:"2 - GenScreen",
> constraint:"equals"}}})
> 
> $myArr decoded: ({Salary:{'50-70K':{filterType:"range",
> fieldName:"SALARY", fieldValueLabel:"50-70K", lowerValue:"50",
> upperValue:"70", inclusive:"BOTH"}},
> Position:{Developer:{filterType:"single", fieldName:"POSITION",
> fieldValueLabel:"Developer", fieldValue:"Developer",
> constraint:"equals"}, SysAdmin:{filterType:"single",
> fieldName:"POSITION", fieldValueLabel:"System Admin",
> fieldValue:"SysAdmin", constraint:"equals"}}, 'Required Action':{'2 -
> GenScreen':{filterType:"single", fieldName:"REQUIRED_ACTION",
> fieldValueLabel:"General Phone Screen", fieldValue:"2 - GenScreen",
> constraint:"equals"}}})
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Why isn't json_decode() converting the string to an array?  Is there
> something extra in there that json_decode() can't deal with?  I can work
> with it fine in javascript... :(
> 
> thnx,
> Christoph
> 

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