PHP get array value from json

Question

Using PHP, how would I access the inner array values, specific to this example the values specific to each game array, from a json feed similar to this:

Array
(
[startIndex] => 3
[refreshInterval] => 60
[games] => Array
    (
        [0] => Array
            (
                [id] => 2013020004
                [gs] => 5
                [ts] => WEDNESDAY 10/2
                [tsc] => final
                [bs] => FINAL
                [bsc] => final
            )

        [1] => Array
            (
                [id] => 2013020005
                [gs] => 5
                [ts] => WEDNESDAY 10/2
                [tsc] => final
                [bs] => FINAL
                [bsc] =>
            )

I have tried nesting a foreach loop inside a foreach loop similar to this:

foreach ($json as $key => $jsons) {
foreach ($jsons as $my => $value) {
    echo $value; 
}
}

If the data is json, you will want to json_decode it before you access it like an array in php. — Jeemusu
– Jeemusu, Commented Oct 4, 2013 at 2:31
Can you give us a concrete example of a result you want. Should it be recursive? — Michael Villeneuve
– Michael Villeneuve, Commented Oct 4, 2013 at 2:31

Daniel · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-19 19:46:20Z

2

If that is an array you are looking at then you can reach the values

foreach($json["games"] as $game) {
   foreach ($game as $key => $value) {
      echo $value; 
   }
}

This should give you the values within each array in the games section.

EDIT: to answer additional question in comment

To get the specific values of the game like the id, the second foreach loop will not be needed. Instead do the following:

foreach($json["games"] as $game) {
   echo $game['id'];
}

edited Mar 19, 2014 at 19:46

answered Oct 4, 2013 at 2:34

Daniel

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4 Comments

Min Soe Over a year ago

can i use like this? ' $games[id] ' to get the list of id?

Daniel Over a year ago

@MinSoe -- I added a little more information that you will find helpful. You will get specifically the id of the game. You can do that for each individual key.

Min Soe Over a year ago

What I am trying to do is to get the list of id without looping. Can we do something like this ' $games = $json["games"]; $idlist = $games[id] ' instead of ' foreach($json["games"] as $game) { $idlist[] = $game['id'] } '

Daniel Over a year ago

No. You will need to loop. To get an independent id, you can use @immulatin's example $json['games'][0]['id']. But to get all of them, you will need to loop.

immulatin · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-04 02:32:53Z

1

You just access it as an associative array.

$json['games'][0]['id'] // This is 2013020004
$json['games'][1]['id'] // This is 2013020005

You can loop through the games like so:

foreach($json['games'] as $game){
   print_r($game);
}

answered Oct 4, 2013 at 2:32

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Munir Basheer · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-04 02:33:51Z

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If you are trying to access this,

    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 2013020004
            [gs] => 5
            [ts] => WEDNESDAY 10/2
            [tsc] => final
            [bs] => FINAL
            [bsc] => final
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [id] => 2013020005
            [gs] => 5
            [ts] => WEDNESDAY 10/2
            [tsc] => final
            [bs] => FINAL
            [bsc] =>
        )

..then you are doing it right. The only problem is you are trying to echo an array. Trying using print_r($value). If you want a specific value, like the id. You can echo $value['id'];

answered Oct 4, 2013 at 2:33

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Munir Basheer Over a year ago

and, by the way, your data in the question does not look like JSON. Looks more like a regular PHP array

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:31:26Z

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I think you could use one of the many example of recursive array_key_search. This way you could simply do :

$firstGame = array_search_key(0, $array);
$firstGameId = $firstGame["id"];

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:31

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answered Oct 4, 2013 at 2:40

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