json_encode/json_decode - returns stdClass instead of Array in PHP

Question

Observe this little script:

$array = array(\'stuff\' => \'things\');
print_r($array);
//prints - Array ( [stuff] => things )
$arrayEncoded = json_encod         


        

Answer 1

Take a closer look at the second parameter of json_decode($json, $assoc, $depth) at https://secure.php.net/json_decode