Any way to return PHP `json_encode` with encode UTF-8 and not Unicode?
PhpUnicodeJsonPhp Problem Overview
Any way to return PHP json_encode with encode UTF-8 and not Unicode?
$arr=array('a'=>'á');
echo json_encode($arr);
mb_internal_encoding('UTF-8');and $arr=array_map('utf8_encode',$arr); does not fix it.
Result: {"a":"\u00e1"}
Expected result: {"a":"á"}
Php Solutions
Solution 1 - Php
{"a":"\u00e1"} and {"a":"á"} are different ways to write the same JSON document; The JSON decoder will decode the unicode escape.
In php 5.4+, php's json_encode does have the JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE option for plain output. On older php versions, you can roll out your own JSON encoder that does not encode non-ASCII characters, or use http://pear.php.net/package/Services_JSON/download">Pear's</a> JSON encoder and remove line 349 to 433.
Solution 2 - Php
I resolved my problem doing this:
- The .php file is encoded to ANSI. In this file is the function to create the .json file.
- I use
json_encode($array, JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE)to encode the data;
The result is a .json file encoded to ANSI as UTF-8.
Solution 3 - Php
This function found here, works fine for me
function jsonRemoveUnicodeSequences($struct) {
return preg_replace("/\\\\u([a-f0-9]{4})/e", "iconv('UCS-4LE','UTF-8',pack('V', hexdec('U$1')))", json_encode($struct));
}
Solution 4 - Php
Use JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE inside json_encode() if your php version >=5.4.
Solution 5 - Php
just use this,
utf8_encode($string);
you've to replace your $arr with $string.
I think it will work...try this.