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## Overview

The #key# JSON:javascript notation object #key# format is favored when it comes to sending data over APIs. Although other formats can be used, the JSON format is most common. 

In PHP we can convert arrays into JSON format. Both indexed and associative arrays can be converted. This conversion is done using the **`json_encode()` method** in PHP, which converts a value into a JSON object. 

### Syntax
```php
json_encode($value, options,depth)
```

### Parameters
* **`$value`**: This represents the value/variable to be encoded.
* **`options`**: The `flags` or `options` parameter is to specify options that you wish to apply to the method.
* **`depth`**: Depth has a maximum value of 512 and must be greater than zero. 

### Returns 
This method returns the JSON object of the value parsed.

## Code
In the code below, the array variables `$indexArray` and `$assocArray` will be converted into JSON objects.

 

<?php
//An index array
$indexArray = array("Volvo", "BMW", "Toyota");
//associative array
$assocArray = array("Peter"=>35, "Ben"=>37, "Joe"=>43);
// A string value
$aStringVal = "I am encoding this string";
$a = json_encode($indexArray) ;
$b  = json_encode($assocArray) ;
$c =  json_encode($aStringVal) ;
echo $a . "\n";
echo  $b . "\n";
echo  $c . "\n";
?>

#    
## Overview

The #key# JSON:javascript notation object #key# format is favored when it comes to sending data over APIs. Although other formats can be used, the JSON format is most common. 

In PHP we can convert arrays into JSON format. Both indexed and associative arrays can be converted. This conversion is done using the **`json_encode()` method** in PHP, which converts a value into a JSON object. 

### Syntax
```php
json_encode($value, options,depth)
```

### Parameters
* **`＄value`**: This represents the value/variable to be encoded.
* **`options`**: The `flags` or `options` parameter is to specify options that you wish to apply to the method.
* **`depth`**: Depth has a maximum value of 512 and must be greater than zero. 

### Returns 
This method returns the JSON object of the value parsed.

## Code
In the code below, the array variables `＄indexArray` and `＄assocArray` will be converted into JSON objects.

 

What is the json_encode function in PHP?

Overview

Syntax

Parameters

Returns

Code