return json output without square brakets

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I am returning the following through JSON:

 

$this->view->lead_query=$lead_query->fetchALL();
header('OK', true, 200);
header('Content-type: application/json');
echo json_encode($this->view->lead_query);

 

I am getting the results in this format:

[{"client_name":"Steve Harris","state":"TX"}]

 

Now if the above output was displayed without the square brackets [] I can populate the values in my form correctly.

Is there a way i can return the output without the square brackets?

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<?php   echo  str_replace( array( '[', ']'), '', json_encode($this->view->lead_query)); ?>

would be the best way i think.

 

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That works great..thanks!!