String to array PHP

Question

I have an string array structured like this:

[
    [
    //Amount of elements can vary
    "item",
    "item",
    "item"
    ],
    [
    //Amount of elements can vary
    "item", 
    "item", 
        //Amount of these nested arrays can vary
        [
            "item",
            11
        ], 
        [
            "item",
            11
        ],
    "item",
    "time"
    ]
]

I tried casting the string variable with (array) but to avail. I have no idea how to get php to read it as an array. I also exploded the "[" and cast each element in that array to (array). That improved the situation but it was still unusable.

I am getting it from a database that I can't change the structure of it. That string is what I have to make do with. — user2067005
– user2067005, Commented Feb 17, 2014 at 4:39

Phil · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-17 04:38:25Z

4

How about simply...

$array = json_decode($string, true);

works for me - http://ideone.com/DxAeHt

answered Feb 17, 2014 at 4:38

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user2067005 Over a year ago

Thanks for the quick answer! I glazed over that when reading the php documentation, will mark as answer. :D

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