jsonToArray

jsonToArray

Safely converts a valid JSON string into a native associative PHP array.

Usage

jsonToArray(string $json): array

Parameters

json (string) : The JSON string to decode.

Return Value

(array) : Returns the decoded associative array on success. : Returns an empty array ([]) if the JSON string is malformed or decodes into a non-array scalar value.

📌 Avoids throwing unhandled script exceptions on decode errors or non-array values, returning a safe [] fallback while logging a warning.

Examples

$cphp->jsonToArray('{"id":10,"user":"name","active":true}');
// Result: ['id' => 10, 'user' => 'name', 'active' => true]

$cphp->jsonToArray('{bad_json}');
// Result: [] (Logs a warning)

Debug Errors

• Triggers a warning if there was an issue decoding the JSON.

Related Methods

arrayToJson | jsonToObject | jsonToSerial

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