issue while converting stdclassobject to array in php

Question

I have an array inside which I have stdclassObjects. I need to convert those stdClassObjects to arrays. Below is the array:

Array
(
    [serial] => #253
    [details] => stdClass Object
        (
            [Department] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [value] => CI DATA CENTER
                )

            [City] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [value] => NYC
                )

        )

    [owner] => Drey
)

Could somebody please assist me?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19495068/convert-stdclass-object-to-array-in-php — Abhik Chakraborty, Mar 25 '14 at 14:41
This array is different. I tried all the solutions displayed over there. Didn't work. — user2509780, Mar 25 '14 at 14:47
Do you want an array back or just the values? Also what have you tried so far? Because the link provided by Abhik should point you in the right direction. — Gerben Jacobs, Mar 25 '14 at 14:53
I want an array back. I've tried several things. One of them: the function involving get_object_vars. I searched here itself before posting my question. Didn't help. — user2509780, Mar 25 '14 at 14:54
[See this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2476876/how-do-i-convert-an-object-to-an-array/2476954#2476954) — Rahil Wazir, Mar 25 '14 at 14:59

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '14 at 14:59

The super lazy way is json_decode and json_encode:

$multiDimArray = json_decode(json_encode($multiDimObject), true);

The documentation on json_decode specifies the second parameter being:

assoc
When TRUE, returned objects will be converted into associative arrays.

Brovoker · Answer 2 · 2014-03-25T15:06:42.520

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function convertStdClassToArray($stdClass) {

    $outputArray = [];

    if (is_array($stdClass) || !empty($stdClass)) {

        foreach ($stdClass as $field => $value) {

            $outputArray[$field] = $this->convertStdClassToArray($value);

        }
    }
    return $outputArray;
}

edited Mar 25 '14 at 15:06

answered Mar 25 '14 at 14:55

Brovoker

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1. `foreach ($stcClass` -> `foreach ($stdClass` 2. Needs moar recursion. – Dissident Rage Mar 25 '14 at 14:59

issue while converting stdclassobject to array in php

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