json_decode to array

Question

I am trying to decode a JSON string into an array but i get the following error.

Fatal error: Cannot use object of type stdClass as array in C:\\w

Answer 1

json_decode($data, true); // Returns data in array format 

json_decode($data); // Returns collections 

So, If want an array than you can pass the second argument as 'true' in json_decode function.