I want to use json_encode on a PHP array that I have, then return it to an AJAX call.
Here is the php array called $match_array
Array ( [0] => 1966318353 [1] => 1962510086 [2] => 1962465781 [3] => 1962349187 [4] => 1962281400 [5] => 1962111347 [6] => 1962016291 [7] => 1961983582 [8] => 1961926702 [9] => 1961799894 )
Using json_encode on $match_array returns the following:
[1966318353,1962510086,1962465781,1962349187,1962281400,1962111347,1962016291,1961983582,1961926702,1961799894]
This gets interpreted by the parser as a non-json object. Any idea why this might be happening?
Thanks!
You can use the JSON_FORCE_OBJECT flag, try:
json_encode($array, JSON_FORCE_OBJECT);
json_encode interprets arrays with numbered key values as a JSON array which is a valid JSON string. If you use something like JSON.parse(), it will give you back an array in JavaScript. The above poster is correct if you are actually looking for an object type. Using JSON_FORCE_OBJECT will force the array to be in object notation like {'0': 1966318353 ... }