PHP json_encode() Function

PHP JSON Reference : How to encode an associative array into a JSON object

Definition and Usage

The json_encode() function is used to encode a value to JSON format.

json_encode(value, options, depth)

Parameter	Description
value	Required. Specifies the value to be encoded
options	Optional. Specifies a bitmask (JSON_FORCE_OBJECT, JSON_HEX_QUOT, JSON_HEX_TAG, JSON_HEX_AMP, JSON_HEX_APOS, JSON_INVALID_UTF8_IGNORE, JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE, JSON_NUMERIC_CHECK, JSON_PARTIAL_OUTPUT_ON_ERROR, JSON_PRESERVE_ZERO_FRACTION, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT, JSON_UNESCAPED_LINE_TERMINATORS, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR)
depth	Optional. Specifies the maximum depth

Return Value:	Returns a JSON encoded string on success. FALSE on failure
PHP Version:	5.2+
PHP Changelog:	PHP 7.3: Added JSON_THROWN_ON_ERROR option PHP 7.2: Added JSON_INVALID_UTF8_IGNORE, and JSON_INVALID_UTF8_SUBSTITUTE options PHP 7.1: Added JSON_UNESCAPED_LINE_TERMINATORS option PHP 5.6: Added JSON_PRESERVE_ZERO_FRACTION option PHP 5.5: Added depth parameter PHP 5.5: Added JSON_PARTIAL_OUTPUT_ON_ERROR option PHP 5.5: Changed return value on failure from null to FALSE PHP 5.4: Added JSON_PRETTY_PRINT, JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES, and JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE options PHP 5.3: Added JSON_FORCE_OBJECT, JSON_HEX_AMP, JSON_HEX_APOS, JSON_HEX_QUOT, JSON_HEX_TAG, and JSON_NUMERIC_CHECK options PHP 5.3: Added options parameter

How to encode an indexed array into a JSON array:

<?php
$cars = array("Volvo", "BMW", "Toyota");

echo json_encode($cars);
?>

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