Prevent quoting of certain values with PHP json_encode()

Question

When using PHP\'s json_encode to encode an array as a JSON string, is there any way at all to prevent the function from quoting specific values in the returned string? The r

Answer 1

No, json_encode can't do that. You need to construct your JS expression by hand then:

$json = "{'special':" . json_encode($string) . " + js_var,"
      .  "'value': 123}";

(Try to still use json_encode for fixed value parts, like in above example.)