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I need to create an array or an object from a given string. String is received in a post and is a serialized js object.

I get a string like: 

{'id': n, 'propery 1': 'something', 'propery 2': 'something else', etc.}

or

{'whatever': bla bla, etc.} (without the id part).

I need to transform that in a php object or array or... something usable.

I'm aware that I could extract the substrings or explode(': ', $string) but I not really efficient. The received strings are really close to json format (with only 1 or 2 exceptions that I can treat separately).

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Actualy the examples You provided us are exactly the JSON format... Do You have any proof it is not? –  shadyyx May 11 '12 at 8:41
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Use json_decode($string) ==> php Object (or array if you force with a param).

Use json_encode($array) ==> string

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You can use JSON decode method in PHP: http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php

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Here's what you need json_decode : http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php

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you can use json_encode(). http://in.php.net/manual/en/function.json-encode.php

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This is not what the OP needs... He does not want to encode the data, but decode them... –  shadyyx May 11 '12 at 8:39
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Looks like JSON. You can use json_decode(): http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php

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