PHP JSON - Exercises, Practice, Solution

Last update on May 30 2022 11:47:34 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

PHP JSON [ 4 exercises with solution]

1. Write a PHP script to decode a JSON string. Go to the editor
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2. Write a PHP script to decode large integers. Go to the editor
Sample integer :
{"number": 123456789012345678901234567890}
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3. Write a PHP script to get JSON representation of a value from an array. Go to the editor
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4. Write a PHP function to display JSON decode errors. Go to the editor
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PHP: Tips of the Day

How to Sort Multi-dimensional Array by Value?

Try a usort, If you are still on PHP 5.2 or earlier, you'll have to define a sorting function first:

Example:

function sortByOrder($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] - $b['order'];
}

usort($myArray, 'sortByOrder');

Starting in PHP 5.3, you can use an anonymous function:

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] - $b['order'];
});

And finally with PHP 7 you can use the spaceship operator:

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
});

To extend this to multi-dimensional sorting, reference the second/third sorting elements if the first is zero - best explained below. You can also use this for sorting on sub-elements.

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    $retval = $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
    if ($retval == 0) {
        $retval = $a['suborder'] <=> $b['suborder'];
        if ($retval == 0) {
            $retval = $a['details']['subsuborder'] <=> $b['details']['subsuborder'];
        }
    }
    return $retval;
});

If you need to retain key associations, use uasort() - see comparison of array sorting functions in the manual

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