json_encode() function problem

[Destramic]

when trying to decode a array of rows taken from my database I found that the json_encode function doesn't allow you to present you array as (with brackets [ ])

[{"name":"Destramic"}]

but returns the array as (without brackets [ ])

{"name":"Destramic"} 

I looked into the documentation and it doesn't seem as if php offer such a way of having bracket which Is a bit of a problem with passing to jquery (which I've found using their autocomplete plugin)

 

this has resulted in me having to add brackets myself

$data = "[" . json_encode($rows2) . "]";

does anyone know if you can encode it with the brackets or readable for jquery...thank you

[requinix]

$data = json_encode(array($rows2));

Or construct $rows2 differently, like

$rows2 = array();
// add stuff with $rows2[] = ...
$data = json_encode($rows2);