json encode

[ohdang888]

This array:

Array
(
    [error] => 
    [errorMessage] => 
    [numberOfSongs] => 6
    [music] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [title] => Someday
                    [artist] => Rob Thomas
                    [album] => Unknown
                    [time] => 
                    [plays] => 1
                    [songID] => 2
                    [ytID] => CVWvCJcse8w
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [title] => Testing title 1st
                    [artist] => artist of 1st
                    [album] => 
                    [time] => 
                    [plays] => 0
                    [songID] => 1
                    [ytID] => 
                )

        )

)

with

json_encode($my_array);

is turning it into this:

{"error":false,"errorMessage":null,"numberOfSongs":6,"music":[{"title":"Someday","artist":"Rob Thomas","album":"Unknown","time":"","plays":"1","songID":"2","ytID":"CVWvCJcse8w"},{"title":"Testing title 1st","artist":"artist of 1st","album":"","time":"","plays":"0","songID":"1","ytID":""}]};

Notice how there is no "0" or "1" array, it just simply puts it in there without something as the key...so i want this:

{"error":false,"errorMessage":null,"numberOfSongs":6,"music":["0":{"title":"Someday","artist":"Rob Thomas","album":"Unknown","time":"","plays":"1","songID":"2","ytID":"CVWvCJcse8w"},"1":{"title":"Testing title 1st","artist":"artist of 1st","album":"","time":"","plays":"0","songID":"1","ytID":""}]};

 

How is that done??

 

Thanks.

 

 

[Philip]

If it's a numerical key, JS will see it as [0], [1],...[n]

[ohdang888]

Well i'm assuming the issue is the JSON i created

 

 

here is my old, handmade JSON, when i use it, my site works.

playerData.music_lib = { error:"false", errorMessage: null, numberOfSongs:6,
music:{ 
1:{title: "Someday", artist:"Rob Thomas", album:"Unknown", time:"1:45", plays:4, songID:"234526", ytID:"CVWvCJcse8w"},
2:{title: "Look Back At Me", artist:"Trina", album:"Unknown", time:"1:15", plays:1, songID:"153456", ytID:"xszqrOffFuw"}
}
};

 

 

when i use this (from json_encode):

playerData.music_lib = {"error":false,"errorMessage":null,"numberOfSongs":6,"music":[{"title":"Someday","artist":"Rob Thomas","album":"Unknown","time":"","plays":"1","songID":"2","ytID":"CVWvCJcse8w"},{"title":"Testing title 1st","artist":"artist of 1st","album":"","time":"","plays":"0","songID":"1","ytID":""}]};

it doesn't work..

 

This is my JS function (which works with the handmade JSON)

function loadBaseSongs(data){
   if(data.error == "false"){
     jQuery.each(data.music, function(key, song) {
        //FORMAT: title, artist, time, album, plays
       $("#current_playlist").append("<tr><td><a href='#' onClick='playNewSong(\"" + song.ytID + "\"," + key + ");'>" + song.title + "</a></td><td>" +    song.artist + "</td><td>" + song.time + "</td><td>" + song.album + "</td><td id='" + key +"_playCount'>" + song.plays + "</td></tr>");
       });//end each

    }
}
[code]

[Philip]

Ah, okay, well do you have a PHP version greater than 5.3.0? If so, you can use the JSON_FORCE_OBJECT option

[Mchl]

Anyhow, the JSON string you've posted above is invalid according to http://www.jsonlint.com/

[Philip]

Anyhow, the JSON string you've posted above is invalid according to http://www.jsonlint.com/

The only reason is because of the array chars (square brackets [ ] ) vs object chars (curly brackets { } )

[ohdang888]

Ah, okay, well do you have a PHP version greater than 5.3.0? If so, you can use the JSON_FORCE_OBJECT option

AHHHHHHHHHHH no i have 5.2.11

 

any other solutions? any way i could modify my javascript possibly??

[salathe]

any other solutions? any way i could modify my javascript possibly??

 

In your JavaScript, use if(!data.error){ or if(data.error == false){ in place of if(data.error == "false"){

[ohdang888]

any other solutions? any way i could modify my javascript possibly??

 

In your JavaScript, use if(!data.error){ or if(data.error == false){ in place of if(data.error == "false"){

 

will do, thanks. I will, but there are larger issues at hand for me. This puts the songs on the html list, but my other function rely on that "key"...the "0" or "1" in front of it.

[salathe]

That's probably not such a big issue, depending on precisely what you're doing. The items can still be accessed via their array offset (the "key").