php to js array convert with jquery's ajax - php

Question

Im trying to convert 5 PHP arrays to 5 js arrays.
I used to transfer php variables to js variables with json like this:
$return['variable'] = $variable;
echo json_encode($return);
And then fetch it as json object on the js side like this:
success : function(data) {
alert(data.variable);
}
now things are a bit more complicated, i need to transfer these 5 php arrays from a php script to my js script as 5 js arrays:
PHP arrays:
$i = 0;
while ($location = mysql_fetch_array($get_locations)) {
$location_full_name[$i] = $location['loc_full_name'];
$location_main_name[$i] = $location['loc_main_name'];
$location_sub_name[$i] = $location['loc_sub_name'];
$location_anchor_id[$i] = $location['loc_anchor_id'];
$location_type[$i] = $location['loc_type'];
$i++;
}
and fill these corresponding arrays:
var location_full_name = new Array();
var location_main_name = new Array();
var location_sub_name = new Array();
var location_anchor_id = new Array();
var location_type = new Array();
i dont know how to do this. hope i can get some help :)
regards,
alexander

Answer 1

Maybe if you post what returns in "data" so we can help you more (i think). hehe.
I suggest, for your php code, where you set the data into the arrays:
$i = 0;
$rsl = array();
while ($location = mysql_fetch_array($get_locations)) {
$rsl[$i]['full_name'] = $location['loc_full_name'];
$rsl[$i]['main_name'] = $location['loc_main_name'];
$rsl[$i]['sub_name'] = $location['loc_sub_name'];
$rsl[$i]['anchor_id'] = $location['loc_anchor_id'];
$rsl[$i]['type'] = $location['loc_type'];
$i++;
}
echo json_encode($rsl);
So to get this on the javascript
// You could do the same... var location = []...
var location_full_name = new Array();
var location_main_name = new Array();
var location_sub_name = new Array();
var location_anchor_id = new Array();
var location_type = new Array();
...
dataType: "json",
success : function(data) {
$.each(data, function(index, arr){
location_full_name[index] = arr['full_name'];
...
});
}

Answer 2

For each of your arrays, store the value returned from json_encode. And/or make them one array/object and do the same.

Answer 3

You can utilize the PHP array that is actually an ordered map. Below is an example:
PHP:
<?php
$location_full_name = array("Google, Inc.", "Siku-Siku.com");
$location_type = array("Google headquarter", "Virtual address");
$ret = array("full_name" => $location_full_name, "type" => $location_type);
echo json_encode($ret);
?>
JavaScript (jQuery):
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function() {
$.get("test.php", function(data) {
console.log(data.full_name[1]); // Prints "Siku-Siku.com".
}, "json");
});
</script>