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I am unable to figure out how to assign PHP array to jQuery array?.

I want to do something like the following:

var jQueryArray = <?php $phpArray; ?>;

Can anyone tell me how I can do this?

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marked as duplicate by mplungjan, Andrew Whitaker, Tom, Benjamin Gruenbaum, Lipis Mar 17 '13 at 15:38

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Duplicate/Similar question: stackoverflow.com/questions/5618925/… + stackoverflow.com/questions/4885737/… –  ro ko Mar 17 '13 at 13:47
    
And stackoverflow.com/questions/10758471/… –  user666 Mar 17 '13 at 13:48

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Use json encode.

json_encode — Returns the JSON representation of a value

Example:

var arrayFromPHP = <?php echo json_encode($arr); ?>
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@mplungjan this is not a game! –  user666 Mar 17 '13 at 13:47
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It is when the same answer is given 5 times in 1 minute ;) –  mplungjan Mar 17 '13 at 13:50
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Great.. Thanks. So simple and I wasn't aware of this. :) –  user1448031 Mar 17 '13 at 14:02
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You need to use json_encode

var jQueryArray = <?php echo json_encode($phpArray); ?>;
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Err... Isn't something missing? –  ShuklaSannidhya Mar 17 '13 at 13:49
    
Yes, the echo was missing. Sorry, I have updated the code –  sdespont Mar 17 '13 at 13:51
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You can use json_encode

<?php
$arr = array('a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3, 'd' => 4, 'e' => 5);

echo json_encode($arr);
?>
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You could use the json_encode function:

var jQueryArray = <?php echo json_encode($phpArray); ?>;
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Missing an echo too –  mplungjan Mar 17 '13 at 13:51
    
@mplungjan, correct. Thanks for pointing that out. Answer updated. –  Darin Dimitrov Mar 17 '13 at 13:52
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It's not going to be a JQuery array, it's a javascript array (just to clarify since it's sounds like you're probably a noob). Set your JS array to this:

<?php echo json_encode($phpArray);?>

See php json_encode docs: http://php.net/manual/en/function.json-encode.php

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Wayyy too late... –  mplungjan Mar 17 '13 at 13:48
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@mplungjan haha i know - i shouldnt have wasted time getting the link –  kevin Mar 17 '13 at 13:52
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Don't forget that PHP json_encode will only work on UTF8 encoded text ...

$jsonString = json_encode(array_map(utf8_encode, $rawArray));

would be a more universal solution I think, but I'm a bit tired so 'scuse any coding gaffs ...

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You can use Json or use foreach in HTML file

<?php foreach($phpArray as $key => $val): ?>
      jQueryArray[<?php echo $key; ?>] = <?php echo $val; ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>
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You need some quotes there –  mplungjan Mar 17 '13 at 13:52

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