json_decode
    (no version information, might be only in CVS)
json_decode -- Decodes a JSON string
Description
mixed 
json_decode ( string json [, bool assoc] )
   Takes a JSON encoded string and converts it into a PHP variable.
  
Parameters
   
- json
 
       The json string being decoded.
      
- assoc
 
       When TRUE, returned objects will be converted into
       associative arrays.
      
 
  Return Values
   Returns an object or if the optional
   assoc parameter is TRUE, an associative 
   array is instead returned.
  
Examples
   
Example 1. json_decode() examples 
<?php $json = '{"a":1,"b":2,"c":3,"d":4,"e":5}';
  var_dump(json_decode($json)); var_dump(json_decode($json, true));
  ?>
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 The above example will output: object(stdClass)#1 (5) {
    ["a"] => int(1)
    ["b"] => int(2)
    ["c"] => int(3)
    ["d"] => int(4)
    ["e"] => int(5)
}
array(5) {
    ["a"] => int(1)
    ["b"] => int(2)
    ["c"] => int(3)
    ["d"] => int(4)
    ["e"] => int(5)
} |  
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