Change default decoding structure from array to object

[Filip Halaxa]

This will make it more predictable as json_decode works the same way.
The only thing needed to do is to change the line with default instantiation of ExtJsonDecoder in Parser.

Huge BC break - will wait to version 1.0

[dennisong45]

Sorry to hijack your thread, BY default JSONMachine FROM File return Object right now.

How do i return as Array?

$x = JsonMachine::fromFile('myjson');
echo(gettype($x) . PHP_EOL);

object

[Filip Halaxa]

The $x in your example is of type object because it is a lazy Iterator. When you start iterating it in foreach, the individual items will be arrays. It will not produce arrays until you start iterating the object.

$x = JsonMachine::fromFile('myjson');
foreach ($x as $item) {
    echo(gettype($item)); // array
}

[dennisong45]

I see thank you.
i'm still having trouble

Let say for example i have JSON with the following format.

{ "sections":{ "2d4":{ "id":"2d4", "n":"MY_SECTION", "ls":{ "0":{ "n":"v1" }, "1":{ "n":"v2" } }, "ix":107 } }, "mb_index":528 }

foreach ($x as $sections_info) {
	
  	foreach($sections_info["sections"] as $k => $v){
	  	echo $k;
  	}
}

PHP Notice:  Undefined index: sections in jsonmachine.php on line 24

[dennisong45]

Is there a way to Return it as an Array instead of an object directly? I try converting it after reading it. The data malformed.

[Filip Halaxa]

Can you please post your question to Github Discussions to Q&A category? New topic - Q&A. Let's continue there. Thank you.

[Filip Halaxa]

This will make it more predictable as json_decode works the same way. The only thing needed to do is to change the line with default instantiation of ExtJsonDecoder in Parser.

Huge BC break - will wait to version 1.0

Done in master branch.