Anyone familiar with Google Translate API?

[soma56]

I've signed up for Google's translating service and I'm able to get results, however, it's wrapped around some information. Here's an example:

 

//Content to translate - Spanish for 'Hello World'
$content = urlencode("Hola Mundo");

$translate = file_get_contents("https://www.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2?key=MyKey&q=$content&source=es&target=en");

echo $translate;

 

The code returns

 

{ "data": { "translations": [ { "translatedText": "Hello World" } ] } }

 

All I want is the result Hello World

 

I tried using str_replace but it does not work through file_get_contents. The Google Translate does not provide any information on how to do this. Does anyone have any ideas?

[plznty]

It is using JSON

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1493588/php-json-management-get-a-value-from-a-decoded-json-object

[soma56]

Thanks, this is where I'm at right now:

 

$translate = file_get_contents("https://www.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2?key=MyKey&q=$content&source=es&target=en");

$obj = json_decode($translate);
print "TEST 1".$obj->{'translatedText'};
echo "<br />";

$response = json_decode($translate);

echo "TEST 2".$response->data->translations->translatedText;
echo "<br />";

echo "TEST 3".$response->translatedText;
echo "<br />";

$response2 = json_decode($translate, true);

echo "TEST 4".$response2['translatedText'];
echo "<br />";

 

No results returned but 'json' is working based on an example from php.net. Got a feeling I'm in the right direction?

[samshel]

worth a try.

$translate = file_get_contents("https://www.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2?key=MyKey&q=$content&source=es&target=en");
$arr = json_decode($translate, true);
var_dump($arr);
echo $arr['data']['translations']['translatedText'];

[soma56]

Thanks, getting somewhere:

 

array(1) { ["data"]=> array(1) { ["translations"]=> array(1) { [0]=> array(1) { ["translatedText"]=> string(11) "Hello World" } } } } 

 

I appreciate it and I'll see if I can learn how to figure out the rest.

[samshel]

Just a hint... you will have to use translations[0] and not translations HTH

 

[soma56]

Ha. Got it, but something tells me there's probably over a hundred better ways to get this value:

 

foreach ($arr as $var){

foreach ($var as $vv){
foreach ($vv as $v){

foreach ($v as $i){
echo $i;
}
}
}

}

[samshel]

$translate = file_get_contents("https://www.googleapis.com/language/translate/v2?key=MyKey&q=$content&source=es&target=en");
$arr = json_decode($translate, true);
var_dump($arr);
echo $arr['data']['translations'][0]['translatedText'];

[soma56]

Thank you. I like my way better though (just kidding).