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convert php array to javascript array
passing PHP objects to javascript

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I'm in quite a problem, I want to pass an array of objects from PHP to Javascript for processing. How could I do this. Tnx in advance

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you need JSON – Alnitak May 20 '12 at 16:27
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json_encode the array – dInGd0nG May 20 '12 at 16:28
@Alnitak I agree with you. – Ahmed Jolani May 20 '12 at 16:28
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did you search Stackoverflow before asking the question? -- look at the "related" list in the side panel; this question has been asked dozens of times already. – Spudley May 20 '12 at 16:29
yes i had sir.. other posts did not say how to convert php object to javascript object – wawaragna May 20 '12 at 17:59

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Often this is done using an Ajax call to your PHP app, and have PHP generate JSON with the data being sent for processing (see json_encode()).

I've also seen PHP programs generate the JavaScript with the data encoded directly in the script, but I would not recommend this approach.

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When echoing the javascript in the view, you can use echo json_encode($array) to convert the PHP array to JSON which can then be inserted into a javascript variable.

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... on recent versions of PHP. – Alnitak May 20 '12 at 16:28
5.2.0 - so, November 2006 – Ian Gregory May 20 '12 at 16:30
ah, if only my web host had that... :( – Alnitak May 20 '12 at 16:31
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@Alnitak Ah, another web host in the dark ages. There's a pure PHP version too github.com/stetsenko/code/blob/master/json_encode.php – Ian Gregory May 20 '12 at 16:32
But sir, how do I maintain the propoerties of the objects I have passed using json_encode? I have tried doing json_enode but the new array cannot access the properties of the object i just passed.. – wawaragna May 20 '12 at 17:45

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