ZendJsonExample.php

<?php
// The Difference between json_encode/json_decode and Zend_Json

$arr = array('a' => 'b', 'c' => 'd');
$arrJson = json_encode($arr);
var_dump(json_decode($arrJson)); // stdClass

$arr = array('a' => 'b', 'c' => 'd');
$arrJson = Zend_Json::encode($arr);
var_dump(Zend_Json::decode($arrJson)); // array

$arr = array('a' => 'b', 'c' => 'd');
$arrJson = Zend_Json::encode($arr);
var_dump(Zend_Json::decode($arrJson, Zend_Json::TYPE_OBJECT)); // stdClass