note 106726 added to function.json-decode

My way to replace single quotes around values <?php $json = <<<STR {"key":'val',"key's":'O\\'Brian\'s', "key\"quotes\"" : 'Jimmy "the rock" Michael\'s'} STR; $json = preg_replace('/:\s*\'(([^\']|\\\\\')*)\'\s*([},])/e', "':'.json_encode(stripslashes('$1')).'$3'", $json); print_r(json_decode($json, TRUE)); /** * Array * ( * [key] => val * [key's] => O'Brian's * [key"quotes"] => Jimmy "the rock" Michael's * ) */ ?> combine this with previous posters way to enclose keys in double quotes and you have a loose json_decode function that can handle javascript object syntax: {key:'', ...} ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 205.170.107.4 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/106726 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106726/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106726/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106726/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106726/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106726/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106726/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/106726 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/106726 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php