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

Although, as mentioned, you could add a second parameter here to indicate you want an array returned:

$array = json_decode($json, true);

Many people might prefer to cast the results instead:

$array = (array)json_decode($json);

It might be more clear to read.