How to convert this string representation of an array into an actual php array

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Here is an example:

$array = "[[51.228697283276,0.45897198252166],[51.228697283276,0.59374016480853],[51.312903819352,0.59374016480853],[51.312903819352,0.45897198252166]]";

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '13 at 12:18

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That looks like JSON. You can use json_decode() to decode it:

json_decode($array);

answered Aug 06 '13 at 12:18

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 06 '13 at 12:29

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Use this code for make this string to an array

    <?php 
$string ="[[51.228697283276,0.45897198252166],[51.228697283276,0.59374016480853],[51.312903819352,0.59374016480853],[51.312903819352,0.45897198252166]]";
$array = explode(',',$string);
for($i=0;$i<count($array);$i++){
    $array[$i] = trim($array[$i],'[[');
    $array[$i] = trim($array[$i],']]');
}
echo '<pre>'; print_r($array); ?>

answered Aug 06 '13 at 12:29

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And why would that be better than `json_decode($string)`? – Elias Van Ootegem Aug 06 '13 at 12:29

How to convert this string representation of an array into an actual php array

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