Json string conversion to json object - php

Question

I have been stuck in this issue and cant seem to fix it.. I have this JSON STRING
$unBillableArr = ["{'id' : '123','to' : '[phone]','MsgReceivedFrom' : '03349433314', 'message':'Qwertyy ', 'recdate':'2017-11-20 19:01:49'}"];
I need to convert it into array of object or maybe just one json object.. I have tried doing
json_decode($unBilledArr , true);
It gives me null.
Already tried these solutions as well
Convert a string to JSON object php
https://jonsuh.com/blog/convert-loop-through-json-php-javascript-arrays-objects/
I must be doing something wrong.. cant seem to figure out what..
P.s : This is the response i am getting and i can not do anything about the response.

Answer 1

You are trying to decode an array, either specify the specific item within the array, or make it a string.
For instance:
$unBillableArr = '{"id":"123", "to":"[phone]", "MsgReceivedFrom":"03349433314", "message":"Qwertyy", "recdate":"2017-11-20 19:01:49"}';
$json = json_decode($unBillableArr, true);
// Or
$unBillableArr = ['{"id":"123", "to":"[phone]", "MsgReceivedFrom":"03349433314", "message":"Qwertyy", "recdate":"2017-11-20 19:01:49"}'];
$json = json_decode($unBillableArr[0], true);
However, given the string you are receiving does not contain valid JSON and you are unable to control what you receive, I have prepared the following that will replace the single quotes in your JSON, and decode each item into an array:
$unBillableArr = ["{'id' : '123','to' : '[phone]','MsgReceivedFrom' : '03349433314', 'message':'Qwertyy ', 'recdate':'2017-11-20 19:01:49'}"];
// Loop through each JSON string
$jsonObjects = []; // Change this name...
foreach ($unBillableArr as $jsonString) {
$jsonObjects[] = json_decode(str_replace("'", '"', $jsonString), true);
}
print_r($jsonObjects); // Proof it works
Please bear in mind that I would consider this to be a dirty fix. To fix this properly, you should go back to the source and ensure that the JSON they are returning to you is valid.