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Gist: Format JSON with PHP
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<?php | |
// forked from: | |
// http://www.daveperrett.com/articles/2008/03/11/format-json-with-php/ | |
function indent($json) { | |
$result = ''; | |
$pos = 2; | |
$strLen = strlen($json); | |
$indentStr = ' '; | |
$newLine = "\n"; | |
$prevChar = ''; | |
$outOfQuotes= true; | |
for ($i=0; $i<=$strLen; $i++) { | |
// Grab the next character in the string. | |
$char = substr($json, $i, 1); | |
// Are we inside a quoted string? | |
if ($char == '"' && $prevChar != '\\') { | |
$outOfQuotes = !$outOfQuotes; | |
// If this character is the end of an element, | |
// output a new line and indent the next line. | |
} else if(($char == '}' || $char == ']') && $outOfQuotes) { | |
$result .= $newLine; | |
$pos --; | |
for ($j=0; $j<$pos; $j++) { | |
$result .= $indentStr; | |
} | |
} | |
// Add the character to the result string. | |
$result .= $char; | |
// If the last character was the beginning of an element, | |
// output a new line and indent the next line. | |
if (($char == ',' || $char == '{' || $char == '[') && $outOfQuotes) { | |
$result .= $newLine; | |
if ($char == '{' || $char == '[') { | |
$pos ++; | |
} | |
for ($j = 0; $j < $pos; $j++) { | |
$result .= $indentStr; | |
} | |
} | |
$prevChar = $char; | |
} | |
return $result; | |
} | |
?> |
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