Question

I am trying to json_encode an array which is returned from a Zend_DB query.

var_dump gives: (Manually adding 0 member does not change the picture.)

array(3) {   [1]=>   array(3) {     ['comment_id']=>     string(1) '1'     ['erasable']=>     string(1) '1'     ['comment']=>     string(6) 'test 1'   }   [2]=>   array(3) {     ['comment_id']=>     string(1) '2'     ['erasable']=>     string(1) '1'     ['comment']=>     string(6) 'test 1'   }   [3]=>   array(3) {     ['comment_id']=>     string(1) '3'     ['erasable']=>     string(1) '1'     ['comment']=>     string(6) 'jhghjg'   } } 

The encoded string looks like:

{'1':{'comment_id':'1','erasable':'1','comment':'test 1'},  '2':{'comment_id':'2','erasable':'1','comment':'test 1'},  '3':{'comment_id':'3','erasable':'1','comment':'jhghjg'}} 

What I need is:

[{'comment_id':'1','erasable':'1','comment':'test 1'}, {'comment_id':'2','erasable':'1','comment':'test 1'}, {'comment_id':'3','erasable':'1','comment':'jhghjg'}] 

Which is what the php.ini/json_encode documentation says it should look like.

Answer 1

How are you setting up your initial array?

If you set it up like:

array(  '1' => array(...),  '2' => array(...), ); 

then you don’t have an array with numeric indexes but strings, and that’s converted to an object in JS world. This can happen also if you don’t set a strict order (i.e. starting at 0 instead of 1).

This is a shot in the dark, however, because I can’t see your original code: try setting your array without using keys at all in the first place:

array(  array(...),  array(...), );