Checking values of Json array using PHP - php

Question

I have a json respond that I want to check and return values accordingly:
the Json code is:
{
"success": "true",
"result": "ok"
}
And I need to check the success status and return an array to the controller accordingly.
I was trying to decode and ask questions on the value as follow:
$obj = json_decode($response,true);
if ($obj['success'] =='true')
return array(
'error' => 0,
'msg' => sprintf("successfully")
);
I am not sure what i am doing wrong since I can't get the 0 in the error on array returns.
There is another json code that I need to deal with and it is this:
Negative Response:
{
“success” : “false” ,
“error”:{
“code”:"MANDATORY_FIELDS_MISSING",
"message”: “Phone number is a mandatory field"
}
}
The same goes with this.
I would be happy if you couls assist me with gettin it to work properly.
Thank you.
Arye

Answer 1

Actually your code working fine. You are confused with printing and returning.
Please check this:--
<?php
$response = '{"success": "true","result": "ok"}';
$obj = json_decode($response,true);
if ($obj['success'] =='true')
print_r (array(
'error' => 0,
'msg' => sprintf("successfully")
));
?>
Output:-- http://prntscr.com/729h1o
So i think instead of return you need to print it out.
And you can use var_dump as well as echo <pre/>;print_r(your array inside if) just for look a bit good.

Answer 2

code:
$json = '
{
"success": "true",
"result": "ok"
}';
$obj = json_decode($json, true);
if ($obj['success'] == 'true')
var_dump(array(
'error' => 0,
'msg' => 'successfully'
));
output:
array(2) {
'error' =>
int(0)
'msg' =>
string(12) "successfully"
}
When you run the code above, do you get the same output I see?