How to convert array string to array in php

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Hi, I have a string, which is comes from js using encodeURICompoent(). Now i would like to convert this string into array. I tried my level best to solve this. But i couldn't find any solution to do this. Any help greatly appreciated.

array string = 'array(0=>array("packid"=>22,"pverid"=>18,"yaml"=>"- url: /static
 static_dir: static

- url: .*
  script: provider.py" ),1=>array("packid"=>23,"pverid"=>19,"yaml"=>"- url: /static
  static_dir: static

- url: .*
  script: provider.py" ));';

Thanking you, sureace

edited Jul 23 at 9:45

deceze
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asked Jul 23 at 9:43

user400091
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What do you want to extract out of those values? You need to use implode to convert string to array. – sAc Jul 23 at 9:45

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It's totally unclear what your string is. So far you have said that the string is JSON.stringified, in YAML format, URL encoded and in PHP array format. What is it?! The question is impossible to answer. – deceze Jul 23 at 10:38

What i want is, I am getting json objects from client side to php, which contains encoded data string using javascript encodeURIComponent(). If it contains this data, i am unable to convert this object into array using json_decode() function. jsonstring="{\"packid\":\"22\",\"pverid\":\"18\",\"yaml\":\"-%20url%3A%20%2Fstatic%0A%20%20static_dir%3A%20static%0A%0A-%20url%3A%20.*%0A%20%20script%3A%20provider.py\"},{\"packid\":\"23\",\"pverid\":\"19\",\"yaml\":\"-%20url%3A%20%2Fstatic%0A%20%20static_dir%3A%20static%0A%0A-%20url%3A%20.*%0A%20%20script%3A%20provider.py\"}" Thanking you – user400091 Jul 23 at 11:00

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Why are you mixing JSON with YAML with PHP arrays? – NullUserException Jul 23 at 11:33

deceze · Answer 1 · 2010-07-23 09:49:30Z

up vote 1 down vote

It looks like eval should do the job of turning this string into an array.
BUT: You should never, ever use eval, especially with input that you get from external sources, since it opens up a slew of security issues. Instead, you should parse the string by hand, but that's going to be quite a nuisance.

You should find a better way to send the array values, for example via JSON. Especially when sending values from Javascript, this is the usual method.

answered Jul 23 at 9:49

deceze
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	doesn't look that way to me.. looks like it would throw an exception at best. Looks like a good bit of the string is missing. – no Jul 23 at 9:51
	@no I think those newlines are part of the string. – deceze Jul 23 at 9:52
	ah, ok, your edit of the OP helps a lot :) – no Jul 23 at 9:54
	When i am trying look like this, it throws parse errors. $packs = eval($post["packs"]); print_r($packs); Errors ----------- Parse error</b>: syntax error, unexpected $end in eval()'d code</b> on line <b>9 – user400091 Jul 23 at 10:11
	I am using JSON.stringify() jquery plug in method at client side to sending json data. – user400091 Jul 23 at 10:46

cypher · Answer 2 · 2010-07-23 09:45:58Z

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Have a look at the implode function.

answered Jul 23 at 9:45

cypher
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yes use the implode function – Graham Jul 23 at 9:46

How would implode convert a string into an array? – deceze Jul 23 at 9:51

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it wouldn't.. he meant explode, probably. – no Jul 23 at 9:53

Sorry about that, of course it's the explode function :-) – cypher Jul 23 at 9:57

explode is for converting a delimited string into an array. The coded string in the OP is not a straight forward delimited string. – w3d Jul 23 at 11:24

alexn · Answer 3 · 2010-07-23 09:58:20Z

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It's very hard to understand what you are asking here.

Do you want to convert a yaml string to an php array? If so, try spyc.

answered Jul 23 at 9:58

alexn
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yes, user always giving yaml data in textarea at client side. i am always getting that yaml data and store that exact yaml data(with new lines, spaces...) in database for future purposes. Can u give some idea to solve this problem. – user400091 Jul 23 at 10:16

user400091 · Answer 4 · 2010-07-23 09:58:43Z

yes i tried, but it dosen't solve my problem.

What i want is, I am getting json objects from client side to php, which contains encoded data string using javascript encodeURIComponent(). If it contains this data, i am unable to convert this object into array using json_decode() function.

json string=packs="{\"packid\":\"22\",\"pverid\":\"18\",\"yaml\":\"-%20url%3A%20%2Fstatic%0A%20%20static_dir%3A%20static%0A%0A-%20url%3A%20.*%0A%20%20script%3A%20provider.py\"},{\"packid\":\"23\",\"pverid\":\"19\",\"yaml\":\"-%20url%3A%20%2Fstatic%0A%20%20static_dir%3A%20static%0A%0A-%20url%3A%20.*%0A%20%20script%3A%20provider.py\"}"

Thanking you, sureace

oezi · Answer 5 · 2010-07-23 10:51:04Z

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it would be easier to use serialize or json for transferring an array. (but in that case, you would need a little function on clientside for serializing / json_encode)

EDIT: if encodeURIComponent is you problem, just do a urldecode before json_decode...

edited Jul 23 at 10:51

answered Jul 23 at 9:52

oezi
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Yes i am using JSON.stringify() function at client side – user400091 Jul 23 at 10:02

w3d · Answer 6 · 2010-07-23 11:17:18Z

As mentioned by deceze, you can use eval() to turn this string into a PHP array, but whether you should or not is another matter...

$myCodeString = 'array(0=>ar ...... etc.';  // Your coded string

eval('$myArray = '.$myCodeString);
var_dump($myArray);

Which at least returns a valid PHP array:

array(2) {
  [0]=>
  array(3) {
    ["packid"]=>
    int(22)
    ["pverid"]=>
    int(18)
    ["yaml"]=>
    string(71) "- url: /static
 static_dir: static

- url: .*
  script: provider.py"
  }
  [1]=>
  array(3) {
    ["packid"]=>
    int(23)
    ["pverid"]=>
    int(19)
    ["yaml"]=>
    string(72) "- url: /static
  static_dir: static

- url: .*
  script: provider.py"
  }
}

You probably want to parse your "yaml" fields some more...?

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What i want is, I am getting json objects from client side to php, which contains encoded data string using javascript encodeURIComponent(). If it contains this data, i am unable to convert this object into array using json_decode() function.

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