Parse into array

[cdarken]

How can I get arrays instead of objects ?

[cdarken]

I think I found a solution.
This seems to work:

$parser = new HJSONParser();
$jsonData = $parser->parse($json);
$arrays = json_decode(json_encode($jsonData), true);

Can you think of a caveat in this case?

[laktak]

parse() already returns an array:

$hjsonText="[1,2,3]";
$parser = new HJSONParser();
$v = $parser->parse($hjsonText);
print_r($v);

prints:

Array
(
    [0] => 1
    [1] => 2
    [2] => 3
)

[cdarken]

Not if you have something more complex, like this:

{"some_key":"a","some_other_key":"b","settings":{"required":false}}

This will get parsed to this (output from var_dump):

object(stdClass)#809 (3) {
  ["some_key"]=>
  string(1) "a"
  ["some_other_key"]=>
  string(1) "b"
  ["settings"]=>
  object(stdClass)#813 (1) {
    ["required"]=>
    bool(false)
  }
}

[laktak]

Ah, I see. I'm not a PHP dev, this repo was contributed by @iainhallam and @jawb. Is the idiomatic php way to use arrays instead of objects?

[cdarken]

Yes, usually we work with arrays. Also, I think the arguments should emulate the ones of json_decode.

[laktak]

@iainhallam Would you be OK with changing the API to arrays?

@cdarken Would you be willing to do a PR or do you know someone who would?

[cdarken]

I wouldn't say changing, just add an option to allow also arrays.
I will try, if I get some time.

[4cc355-d3n13d]

Hey, this works fine for me:

$hjsonText="{"some_key":"a","some_other_key":"b","settings":{"required":false}}";
$parser = new HJSONParser();
$v = (array)$parser->parse($hjsonText);
print_r($v);

[cdarken]

@4cc355-d3n13d it doesn't, the "setting" key has a stdClass instance as value, it should be array

[laktak]

also see #7

[4cc355-d3n13d]

@cdarken parse the array recursively

[laktak]

This is now implemented, thanks @nichtich !