json_encode() formating

[Eggzorcist]

I'm having some trouble formatting my variables for the proper JSON encode I'm trying to pull.

 

Here is the json encode I'm trying to output:

 

{
query:'Li',
suggestions:['Liberia','Libyan Arab Jamahiriya','Liechtenstein','Lithuania'],
data:['LR','LY','LI','LT']
}

 

the information is just for testing right now. Don't mind that.

 

I want to input 3 fields. query is only one variable $query. Then we have the suggestions array and the data array.

 

How could i make a 4 dimensional array to show li singled out, then the other two arrays? How is this done and what is it called?

 

Not sure what way I should go about doing this.

 

 

[premiso]

Do you have any code to show?

 

Have you tried using json_encode and json_decode?

[Eggzorcist]

I'm thinking of using json_encode. But I think we cna only put in one variable in the function. I'm asking how can I create some kind of multi dimensional array to support this format using json_encode. or can I put 3 variables in, in my case json_encode($var1, $array[], $array[])

[premiso]

$data = array($var1, $array1, $array2);

echo json_encode($data);

 

Should do what you want.

[Eggzorcist]

How do I make sure the entitlement will be: query:, suggestions: and data: ?

 

 

[premiso]

Not sure exactly what you mean but maybe this:

 

$data = array("query"=>$var1, "suggestions" => $array1, "data" => $array2);

echo json_encode($data);