Best method for converting a PHP array to javascript

Question

I am passing a PHP array to a javascript function. The only way I know to do this is to create a js array from the PHP array and pass that to the js function. But this creat

Answer 1

Use JSON. see why JSON over XML: http://thephpcode.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-json-over-xml-in-ajax.html

To use json in PHP simply:

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the variable train in Javascript will be an object containing properties and arrays based on your PHP variable $array.

To parse or iterate through the train object, you can use for ... in statements for JSON arrays, and directly use object.property for JSON objects.

See this:

3,'title'=>'Great2'),array('id'=>5,'title'=>'Great'),array('id'=>1,'title'=>'Great3'))
  echo '';

?>

The output will be:

 var train = [{id:3,title:'Great2'},{id:5,title:'Great'},{id:1,title:'Great3'}];

the variable train becomes an array of objects. [] squrare brackets are arrays, holding more arrays or objects. {} curly braces are objects, they have properties to them.

So to iterate the train variable:

Simple! Hope that really helps.