Explode string into array with key and value [duplicate]

Question

I've a string like this:

$mystring = '{"1":"4","2":"2","3":"3"}';

I need to explode to something like this:

array(
  "1" => "4",
  "2" => "2",
  "3" => "3"
)

I use php 5.4.

cornelb · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-09 14:55:39Z

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$dd = json_decode($mystring, true);
var_export($dd);

answered Dec 9, 2014 at 14:55

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Peter · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-09 14:55:41Z

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you "string" is very like json so maybe try json_decode()

answered Dec 9, 2014 at 14:55

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Guillaume Aversa · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-09 14:57:05Z

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you should use the json decode function, your string looks like json. The second argument tells to make it as an array, not an object.

json_decode($mystring, true);

answered Dec 9, 2014 at 14:57

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