converting json to string in php

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i want to convert this json to string in php, i want it to return just the titles and descriptions.

my json output codes from my url:

 {"play-list":[{"id":"48","title":"Sound Remedy \u0026 Illenium - Spirals (feat. King Deco)","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Sound Remedy \u0026 Illenium - Spirals (feat. King Deco).mp3_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"jazz,","art":"1644246783images (15).jpg_www.calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"5800450","download":"1","time":"2017-07-14 08:15:22","public":"1","likes":"0","downloads":"0","views":"215"},{"id":"385","title":"Natalie Imbruglia - Perfectly","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Perfectly_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"Pop","art":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Perfectly_calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"0","download":"1","time":"2017-07-10 20:09:08","public":"1","likes":"0","downloads":"0","views":"177"},{"id":"384","title":"Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Shiver_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"blues","art":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Shiver_calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"0","download":"1","time":"2017-07-10 20:04:08","public":"1","likes":"0","downloads":"0","views":"144"},{"id":"383","title":"Natalie Imbruglia - Torn","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Torn_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"blues","art":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Torn_calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"0","download":"1","time":"2017-07-10 19:58:38","public":"1","likes":"2","downloads":"2","views":"213"}],"success":1}

this is my function below:

function ct_playlist_data($id) {

    $jsonData = json_decode(file_get_contents('http://www.calitunes.com/android_543ASBD/playlist.php?playlists=yes&listid=6'));
            $tracks = $jsonData->{'play-list'};
            //$success = $value->{'success'};
            echo var_dump($tracks);

}

am stuck here.

thank you in advance!

did you try the `JSON.stringify()` function? just like [here](https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_json_stringify.asp)? — eBourgess, Jul 15 '17 at 00:49
Possible duplicate of [How do I extract data from JSON with PHP?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29308898/how-do-i-extract-data-from-json-with-php) — user3942918, Jul 15 '17 at 00:50
@eBourgess - emmm, `JSON.stringify()` is javascript, OP is asking about PHP...? — random_user_name, Jul 15 '17 at 01:20

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 15 '17 at 01:00

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Example based on your JSON

$array = json_decode($json, true);

foreach ($array['play-list'] as $val) {
  echo $val['title'] . $val['description'] . '<br>';
}

SEE DEMO HERE

answered Jul 15 '17 at 01:00

Muhammad Usman

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you code gave me this error Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in C:\xampp\htdocs\playlist\inc\calitunes_data.php:29 Stack trace: #0 C:\xampp\htdocs\playlist\index.php(90): playlist->ct_playlist_data('6') #1 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\playlist\inc\calitunes_data.php on line 29 – Uti Mac Jul 15 '17 at 01:07

Kamran Jabbar · Answer 2 · 2017-07-15T01:09:12.587

Try this code Demo is here

<?php 

$jsonData = '{"play-list":[{"id":"48","title":"Sound Remedy \u0026 Illenium - Spirals (feat. King Deco)","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Sound Remedy \u0026 Illenium - Spirals (feat. King Deco).mp3_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"jazz,","art":"1644246783images (15).jpg_www.calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"5800450","download":"1","time":"2017-07-14 08:15:22","public":"1","likes":"0","downloads":"0","views":"215"},{"id":"385","title":"Natalie Imbruglia - Perfectly","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Perfectly_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"Pop","art":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Perfectly_calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"0","download":"1","time":"2017-07-10 20:09:08","public":"1","likes":"0","downloads":"0","views":"177"},{"id":"384","title":"Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Shiver_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"blues","art":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Shiver_calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"0","download":"1","time":"2017-07-10 20:04:08","public":"1","likes":"0","downloads":"0","views":"144"},{"id":"383","title":"Natalie Imbruglia - Torn","description":"","uid":"9","first_name":"kings ","last_name":"men","name":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Torn_calitone.com.mp3","tag":"blues","art":"Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Natalie_Imbruglia_-_Torn_calitone.com.jpg","buy":"","record":"","release":"0000-00-00","license":"0","size":"0","download":"1","time":"2017-07-10 19:58:38","public":"1","likes":"2","downloads":"2","views":"213"}],"success":1}';
$decode = json_decode($jsonData,true);

foreach($decode['play-list'] as $d){
  echo $d['title'];
  echo $d['description'];
}

?>

i need all the titles in the json – Uti Mac Jul 15 '17 at 01:03 — Uti Mac, Jul 15 '17 at 01:03
OK, simply do that using foreach. :) – Kamran Jabbar Jul 15 '17 at 01:04 — Kamran Jabbar, Jul 15 '17 at 01:04

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 15 '17 at 01:49

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// $json = your json    
$json = json_decode($json,true);    
$title =[];
foreach($json['play-list'] as $value) {    
    array_push($title,$value['title']);    
}

echo implode('',$title);

echo json_encode($title);

Can work?

edited Jul 15 '17 at 01:49

random_user_name

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answered Jul 15 '17 at 01:16

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add a true parameter to json_decode($json,true) can make json be a array struct.@cale_b – 杨苏杭 Jul 15 '17 at 01:26

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