Re: Stripping a JSON of extra characters in PHP

The Doctor, 2023-02-07 01:57:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> Arno Welzel  <[email protected]> wrote:
>> The Doctor, 2023-02-06 16:28:
>>
>> [...]
>>> The cart is being derived from a previous form being passed into PHP!
>>
>> [...]
>>> $arr=array(
>>> 'store_id' => "store3",
>>> 'api_token' => "yesguy",
>>> 'checkout_id' => "chktGLFZQtore3",
>>> 'txn_total' => $_POST['charge_total'],
>>> 'environment' => "qa",
>>> 'action' => "preload",
>>> 'cart' => array( 
>>> (foreach ($_POST['quantity'] as $key => $value) {
>>
>> Well - this will result in an array in the JSON named "cart".
>>
>>> 	$cart['items'][] =array(
>>
>> And this will also become an array named "items" inside "cart".
>>
>> So if you don't want "cart" to be an array in the JSON, then don't
>> create it this way.
>>
>> Learn how to read JSON and that the "punctuation" are not just
>> characters but have a specific meaning. In this case you created an
>> array and the JSON will have an array as well - indicated by "[" and "]".
>>
> 
> Again basing this on Moneris prereqs.

What is "Moneris prereqs"?

Your OP was: "How can I carefully strip unnecessary punctuation?" I
tried to explain to you, where these "punctuation" comes from. But if
you don't accept the facts, then you have to live with it.


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Arno Welzel
https://arnowelzel.de