note 100771 added to book.array

Another way to create a multidimensional array that looks a lot cleaner is to use json_decode. (Note that this probably adds a touch of overhead, but it sure does look nicer.) You can of course add as many levels and as much formatting as you'd like to the string you then decode. Don't forget that json requires " around values, not '!! (So, you can't enclose the json string with " and use ' inside the string.) As an example: <?php $myarray['blah'] = json_decode('[ {"label":"foo","name":"baz"}, {"label":"boop","name":"beep"} ]',true); print_r($myarray) ?> returns: Array ( [blah] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [label] => foo [name] => baz ) [1] => Array ( [label] => boop [name] => beep ) ) ) ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 65.183.150.84 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.array.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/100771 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100771/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100771/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100771/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100771/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100771/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100771/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100771 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/100771 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php