Learn how to convert php stdClass to array

By admin|Computer, PHP

If you need to convert php stdClass to array, there is a lazy one-liner method.

In one liner we are using the JSON methods if you’re willing to lose a tiny bit of performance. Here you need to encode stdClass with json_encode and after that decode it using json_decode.

Converting an array/stdClass -> stdClass

$stdClass = json_decode(json_encode($std_class));

Converting an array/stdClass -> array

In the json_decode manual specifies second parameter.

assoc
When TRUE, returned objects will be converted into associative arrays.

Hence, it will convert entire thing to array.

$array = json_decode(json_encode($std_class), true);