PHP Object to Array Conversion – 2 Easy Methods
In PHP, we can convert an object to an array using typecasting or by using built-in functions like get_object_vars() or json_decode(). Here’s how we can do it:
Method 1: Typecasting
// Define our object $object = new stdClass(); $object->property1 = 'value1'; $object->property2 = 'value2'; // Convert object to array using typecasting $array = (array) $object; // Output the array print_r($array);
Output will be an associative array:
Array
(
[property1] => value1
[property2] => value2
)
Method 2: Using built-in function get_object_vars():
// Define your object $object = new stdClass(); $object->property1 = 'value1'; $object->property2 = 'value2'; // Convert object to array using get_object_vars() $array = get_object_vars($object); // Output the array print_r($array);
Output will be an associative array just like the previous one:
Array
(
[property1] => value1
[property2] => value2
)
Method 3: Using built-in function json_decode() & json_encode()
// Define your object $object = new stdClass(); $object->property1 = 'value1'; $object->property2 = 'value2'; // Convert object to array using JSON $array = json_decode(json_encode($object), true); // Output the array print_r($array);
Output will be as like as the previous examples:
Array
(
[property1] => value1
[property2] => value2
)
That's all for today! see you in another one! Till then, Bye!!
