How to convert this PHP Object to an array?

Question

I have an array in Javascript which is passed to a PHP script via Ajax.

In file.js:

var params = {};
params["apples"] = "five";
params["oranges"] = "six";
params["pears"] = "nine";
var ajaxData = {data : params};
fetchData(ajaxData);

function fetchData(arg) {
    $.ajaxSetup ({
        cache: false
    });

    request = $.ajax ({
        type: "GET",
        url: "script.php",
        data: arg,
    });


    request.done(function(response){
            $("#somediv").text(response);
    });

    request.fail(function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown){
        // log the error to the console
        console.error(
            "The following error occured: "+
            textStatus, errorThrown
        );
    });
}

In script.php:

<?php
    $data = json_decode(stripslashes($_GET['data']));
    var_dump($data);
?>

The result of the var_dump is:

object(stdClass)#1 (3) { ["apples"]=> string(4) "five" ["oranges"]=> string(3) "six" ["pears"]=> string(4) "nine" }

But I don't want to use an object, I want to use it the same way I used the data in Javascript (ie: being able to do:

$apples = $data["apples"]

Is there any way to deal with this data as an array and not an object right from the get-go? If not, how do I "convert" what I have now into the same associative array as I had in Javascript?

Thanks.

That is not a Javascript array.

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2014-02-10 15:14:43 +00:00
Commented Feb 10, 2014 at 15:14 — Lightness Races in Orbit
– Lightness Races in Orbit, Commented Feb 10, 2014 at 15:14

Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-17 20:29:45Z

6

PHP's json_decode takes an optional second argument to do this:

assoc
When TRUE, returned objects will be converted into associative arrays.

Problem solved, by reading the documentation!

$data = json_decode(stripslashes($_GET['data']), true);
//                                             ^^^^^^

edited Nov 17, 2023 at 20:29

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