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Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all()

From Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.php
Subject Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all()
Date 2016-01-07 13:58 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> writes:

> Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>
>> Matthew Carter <m@ahungry.com> writes:
>>> $array = [
>>>   'Hello' => [
>>>     'World' => true,
>>>     'Goodbye' => true,
>>>   ],
>>> ];
>>>
>>> echo json_encode($array, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
>>>
>>> Gives nice output like:
>>>
>>> {
>>>     "Hello": {
>>>         "World": true,
>>>         "Goodbye": true
>>>     }
>>> }
>> 
>> The trouble is going the other way.  I could not find a way to get
>> json_decode to give you the original array back -- by default you get an
>> object.

I should have said "when there are mixed numeric and string keys".

>> There's mention of JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY in the user comments
>> but I can't find the definitive documentation about this (and it's not
>> defined by my current version of PHP).
>
> You cannot get the original array back, but you can easily get an equivalent 
> associative array back instead of an object:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> $ php -r 'var_dump(json_decode("{\"Hello\": {\"World\": true, \"Goodbye\": 
> true}}", true));'
> array(1) {
>   'Hello' =>
>   array(2) {
>     'World' =>
>     bool(true)
>     'Goodbye' =>
>     bool(true)
>   }
> }
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Presumably, support for JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY === 1, which is still defined, 
> was removed because of that:
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> $ php -r 'var_dump(JSON_OBJECT_AS_ARRAY);'
> int(1)

I must have been misspelling it because, yes, it is still defined in my
version.  Not sure what it was ever for because (as you say) the assoc
parameter does what's needed at least in this case.

To the OP: I'd say, now, that pretty-printed JSON is the front runner.

<snip>
-- 
Ben.

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parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all()  "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-06 17:18 +0100
  Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-06 19:28 +0000
    Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-06 20:50 +0100
      Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-06 21:12 +0000
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-06 16:20 -0500
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 02:23 +0000
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Matthew Carter <m@ahungry.com> - 2016-01-06 21:48 -0500
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Matthew Carter <m@ahungry.com> - 2016-01-06 21:52 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 10:20 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 10:56 +0000
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-07 12:55 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-07 08:36 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 13:58 +0000
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-07 15:33 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 15:31 +0000
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-07 18:23 +0100
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-06 22:50 -0500
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 10:10 +0100
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 10:03 +0100
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-07 08:38 -0500
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 14:05 +0000
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-07 13:42 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 20:24 +0000
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-07 15:27 -0500
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 09:51 +0100
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 11:18 +0000
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 14:00 +0100
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-07 14:00 +0000
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 16:19 +0100
      Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-11 09:11 +0100
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-11 08:04 -0500
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-11 23:48 +0100
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-12 00:41 +0100
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-11 20:53 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-12 05:40 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 09:12 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-12 21:43 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 16:12 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-12 22:28 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 16:35 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-13 06:39 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-13 08:26 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 08:10 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-13 14:49 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 10:08 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-13 18:50 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 15:06 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-13 23:11 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 17:18 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-13 23:27 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 19:17 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-14 01:30 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 20:52 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-14 08:13 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-14 09:18 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-14 20:07 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-14 16:06 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-14 22:41 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-14 22:35 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-14 10:24 +1300
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 17:20 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-14 12:14 +1300
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-13 19:18 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-14 08:34 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Anders Wegge Keller <wegge@geostat.dk> - 2016-01-14 09:20 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-14 21:56 +1300
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-14 16:08 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-14 22:55 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-14 16:59 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-14 23:09 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-01-15 11:17 +1300
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-14 19:15 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-14 19:14 -0500
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-11 20:50 -0500
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-12 05:42 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-12 08:41 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 09:13 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-12 21:44 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 16:13 -0500
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-12 22:29 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 16:33 -0500
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-12 00:49 +0100
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-11 20:54 -0500
  Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-07 11:17 +0100
    Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 13:49 +0100
      Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-07 14:20 +0100
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 15:31 +0100
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-07 16:00 +0100
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-07 13:45 -0500
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-07 20:18 +0100
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-07 20:52 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-07 15:29 -0500
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2016-01-07 22:42 +0000
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-08 10:43 +0100
  Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-11 09:07 +0100
    Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-11 08:05 -0500
      Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2016-01-11 23:51 +0100
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-12 00:31 +0100
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-11 20:55 -0500
        Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 11:11 +0100
          Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remains unanswered ... "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 11:54 +0100
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remains unanswered ... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-12 11:25 +0000
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remains unanswered ... "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 13:41 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remains unanswered ... "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-01-12 14:11 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remainsunanswered ... "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 14:34 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remainsunanswered ... "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-01-12 15:03 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - questionremainsunanswered ... "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 15:50 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - questionremainsunanswered ... "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-01-12 16:36 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - Solved. "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 21:28 +0100
                Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remains unanswered ... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-01-12 14:02 +0000
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remains unanswered ... "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2016-01-12 12:42 +0100
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remainsunanswered ... "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 14:20 +0100
            Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remains unanswered ... Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-01-12 09:43 -0500
              Re: parsing print_r() output with preg_match_all() - question remainsunanswered ... "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2016-01-12 16:11 +0100

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