json_decode() | How To Convert JSON data to PHP’s Object in PHP

In this tutorial, you are going to know, how to process JSON (Javascript Object Notation) data in PHP.

The function json_decode() is used to convert the JSON object into PHP's object. The json_decode() is a function of PHP that decodes JSON object into PHP object.

To change the JSON data in an object of PHP, keep JSON data in a variable as a string. If JSON data is surrounded by a double quote then keep the JSON object as a string by surrounding it with a single quote otherwise use a double quote.

$json_data = '{
		"name":"Jaischool",
		"city":"Sikar",
		"state":"Rajasthan",
		"country":"India"
	     }';

And now, you need to make use of the json_decode() method to transform it into PHP's object.

In the argument of the json_decode(), pass the variable name in which you have stored the JSON data to process in PHP.

$php_obj = json_decode($json_data);

$php_obj is now an object of PHP, so for printing any property from it use object operator symbol and give property name after it.

echo $php_obj->name;

json_decode() function's code example

<?php

$json_data = '{
				"name":"Jaischool",
				"city":"Sikar",
				"state":"Rajasthan",
				"country":"India"
		}';

	$php_obj = json_decode($json_data);
	echo $php_obj->country;
?>