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How to deal with the returning json from API query from pipl.com
Hi,
Below is a json response I get back from pipl.com (social insight API). The site returns all kinds of info but I'm only after a couple parts with a condition. How can I get at just those parts if it meets my conditions?
I'm interested in retrieving the 'person' shown below if it exists with data. Below it does, otherwise, it simply returns:
person{}
So if there is data in person... ideally I'm after: 'sources', 'jobs' and 'images'
Currently and I'm not sure its the right way to go about:
I receive the json and I use json_decode($reponse); to get something I'm slightly familiar with. Seems like I would need to do some kind of loop to get at each source?
This for instance gets me the first source in the response after I decode it and do a variable dump. So I'm hovering around at the data. Just not sure how to work with it. How to get at each source? That sort of thing.
$insight = json_decode($response);
var_dump($insight->person-
With that in mind, I was thinking something like at while loop where 'x' is the sources[x]. Can't figure out the syntax if that is the right way to go.
Below is a json response I get back from pipl.com (social insight API). The site returns all kinds of info but I'm only after a couple parts with a condition. How can I get at just those parts if it meets my conditions?
I'm interested in retrieving the 'person' shown below if it exists with data. Below it does, otherwise, it simply returns:
person{}
So if there is data in person... ideally I'm after: 'sources', 'jobs' and 'images'
Currently and I'm not sure its the right way to go about:
I receive the json and I use json_decode($reponse); to get something I'm slightly familiar with. Seems like I would need to do some kind of loop to get at each source?
This for instance gets me the first source in the response after I decode it and do a variable dump. So I'm hovering around at the data. Just not sure how to work with it. How to get at each source? That sort of thing.
$insight = json_decode($response);
var_dump($insight->person-
With that in mind, I was thinking something like at while loop where 'x' is the sources[x]. Can't figure out the syntax if that is the right way to go.
{
"@http_status_code": 200,
"@records_count": 20,
"@records_available": 150,
"warnings": [],
"query": {
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "CA",
"display": "California, US"
}
],
"emails": [
{
"address": "John@mysite.com",
"address_md5": "561f4b92651c46709fe3ab7b30dde8a6"
}
]
},
"person": {
"@query_params_match": true,
"sources": [
{
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.twitter.com/johndoe",
"domain": "twitter.com",
"name": "Micro Blog - Twitter",
"category": "personal_profiles"
},
{
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/318/33",
"domain": "linkedin.com",
"name": "Professional Profile & Networking - LinkedIn",
"category": "personal_profiles"
}
],
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "CA",
"city": "California"
}
],
"emails": [
{
"address": "John@mysite.com",
"address_md5": "561f4b92651c46709fe3ab7b30dde8a6"
},
{
"address_md5": "8b4941f0f407593c1a592b3743dfc4dd"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Owner/Developer",
"organization": "MyApp",
"display": "Owner/Developer at MyApp"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Developer",
"organization": "The Elite Group",
"industry": "Automotive industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2008-03-01",
"end": "2011-02-05"
},
"display": "Marketing & Developer at The Elite Group (2008-2011, Automotive industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Development",
"organization": "Musicstop/Long & McQuade",
"industry": "Music industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2006-08-01",
"end": "2008-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing & Development at Musicstop/Long & McQuade (2006-2008, Music industry)"
},
{
"title": "Prepress Manager",
"organization": "Wayside Press",
"industry": "Printing industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2003-05-01",
"end": "2005-07-01"
},
"display": "Prepress Manager at Wayside Press (2003-2005, Printing industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing and Design",
"organization": "Sport Mart Discount Superstores",
"industry": "Sporting Goods industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "1996-07-01",
"end": "2003-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing and Design at Sport Mart Discount Superstores (1996-2003, Sporting Goods industry)"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1642851159/MyApp_logo.png"
},
{
"url": "http://media.linkedin.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_80_80/p/3/000/068/243/2655a7.jpg"
}
],
"usernames": [
{
"content": "MyApp"
}
],
"user_ids": [
{
"content": "326804197"
},
{
"content": "21682987"
},
{
"content": "7/318/37"
}
],
"related_urls": [
{
"content": "http://www.MyApp.ca"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"@classification": "About Me",
"content": "Automotive Marketing"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "career opportunities"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "consulting offers"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "new ventures"
}
]
},
"records": [
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 1.0,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.twitter.com/MyApp",
"domain": "twitter.com",
"name": "Micro Blog - Twitter",
"category": "personal_profiles"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "CA",
"state": "NS",
"city": "Halifax",
"display": "Halifax, NS, CA"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1642851159/MyApp_logo.png"
}
],
"usernames": [
{
"content": "MyApp"
}
],
"user_ids": [
{
"content": "326804197"
}
],
"related_urls": [
{
"content": "http://www.MyApp.ca"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 1.0,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/318/37",
"domain": "linkedin.com",
"name": "Professional Profile & Networking - LinkedIn",
"category": "personal_profiles"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "CA",
"city": "Halifax",
"display": "Halifax, Canada"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Owner/Developer",
"organization": "MyApp",
"display": "Owner/Developer at MyApp"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Developer",
"organization": "The Elite Group",
"industry": "Automotive industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2008-03-01",
"end": "2011-02-05"
},
"display": "Marketing & Developer at The Elite Group (2008-2011, Automotive industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Development",
"organization": "Musicstop/Long & McQuade",
"industry": "Music industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2006-08-01",
"end": "2008-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing & Development at Musicstop/Long & McQuade (2006-2008, Music industry)"
},
{
"title": "Prepress Manager",
"organization": "Wayside Press",
"industry": "Printing industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2003-05-01",
"end": "2005-07-01"
},
"display": "Prepress Manager at Wayside Press (2003-2005, Printing industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing and Design",
"organization": "Sport Mart Discount Superstores",
"industry": "Sporting Goods industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "1996-07-01",
"end": "2003-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing and Design at Sport Mart Discount Superstores (1996-2003, Sporting Goods industry)"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://media.linkedin.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_80_80/p/3/000/068/243/2655a67.jpg"
}
],
"user_ids": [
{
"content": "21682987"
},
{
"content": "7/318/37"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"@classification": "About Me",
"content": "Automotive Marketing"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "career opportunities"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "consulting offers"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "new ventures"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "business deals"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "getting back in touch"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.lead411.com/John_Doe_9341991.html",
"domain": "lead411.com",
"name": "Executive & Business Information - Lead411",
"category": "professional_and_business"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "KY",
"city": "Cecilia",
"display": "Cecilia, KY, US"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Head Coach",
"organization": "Hardin County Schools",
"display": "Head Coach at Hardin County Schools"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe, Cecilia, KY, Hardin County Schools"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.lead411.com/John_Doe_9417986.html",
"domain": "lead411.com",
"name": "Executive & Business Information - Lead411",
"category": "professional_and_business"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "IA",
"city": "Clarksville",
"display": "Clarksville, IA, US"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Principal",
"organization": "Clarksville Elementary School",
"display": "Principal at Clarksville Elementary School"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe, t***@clarksville.k12.ia.us, Clarksville, IA, Clarksville Elementary School"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "CA",
"city": "Granada Hills",
"display": "Granada Hills, CA, US"
},
{
"country": "US",
"state": "WI",
"display": "Wisconsin, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Re: Verdun Doe/Janet Breen. Posted on: 12 Mar 2007, by. . tmkeeps05. Localities North America United States States Wisconsin Counties Marathon ... Schofield, and Tom (Linda) Doe ... six grandchildren, Terry Doe II John Doe. Tom Doe, Jr. Tim Doe, Tiffany Doe, Tara Doe; and one great grandson"
}
]
},
{
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"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "KY",
"display": "Kentucky, US"
},
{
"country": "US",
"state": "TN",
"city": "Memphis",
"display": "Memphis, TN, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Buren Garten Jr. Posted on: 19 Dec 2000, by. . akygirl2. Localities North America United States States Kentucky Counties Woodford. a founder of the Bluegrass Wildwater Association. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son John Doe. of Memphis ... two daughters, Lynna Jo Nicholas, Oak Ridge, Tenn and J D. Garten of Lexingt"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.lead411.com/John_Doe_8620391.html",
"domain": "lead411.com",
"name": "Executive & Business Information - Lead411",
"category": "professional_and_business"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "UT",
"city": "Holladay",
"display": "Holladay, UT, US"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Vice President of Information Technology",
"organization": "JetBlue Airways",
"display": "Vice President of Information Technology at JetBlue Airways"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe, Holladay, UT, JetBlue Airways"
}
]
},
{
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"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlErZ1WcKQ&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OzlErZ1WcKQ/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Colbie Caillat cover song - Diana performing I Never Told You with John"
},
{
"content": "I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat cover by Diana Perkins and John Doe"
}
]
},
{
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"source": {
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"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQdHSoit5k&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gUQdHSoit5k/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe is busy training for this coming racing season. Reigning Extremity Games Silver medalist, and Adaptive X Games silver medalist, he is looking t"
},
{
"content": "John Doe 2011 promo"
}
]
},
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"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://picasaweb.google.com/101599843028312014412/10313?authkey=yYVZs9o0yv0#5930702269116364434",
"domain": "picasaweb.google.com",
"name": "Web Album Photo - Picasa",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
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"url": "http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Iu4f_ivLQOk/Uk4WSqNItpI/AAAAAAAAAtE/Bqw1oSj56vI/IMAG0016.jpg"
}
],
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{
"content": "101599843028312014412 (John Doe)"
},
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"content": "IMAG0016.jpg"
}
]
},
{
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"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pthFlSveAO0&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pthFlSveAO0/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe performing his original - Painkillers and Whiskey. John is in the band 2am Logic, check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/2amlogic http://www"
},
{
"content": "Painkillers and Whiskey - original song by John Doe"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V752LVCF8Gk&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/V752LVCF8Gk/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "3 beds 2 baths John Doe CENTURY 21 Wright-Pace Real Estate http://www.century21.com/property/2702-Graystone-Paragould-AR-72450-37697883"
},
{
"content": "Homes for Sale - 2702 Graystone Dr Paragould AR 72450 - John Doe"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
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"url": "https://picasaweb.google.com/117315566337101422559/ProfilePhotos?authkey=EMy0dxYTmoc#5933759047647690018",
"domain": "picasaweb.google.com",
"name": "Web Album Photo - Picasa",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Fjxbru_iK5w/UljyalnM_SI/AAAAAAAAAGc/jtuCZeoQQgs/NMCOA2K15-7.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "117315566337101422559 (John Doe)"
},
{
"content": "NMCOA2K15-7.jpg"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
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"url": "https://picasaweb.google.com/110673768003000772479/ProfilePhotos?authkey=LsYB12mw4zM#5937673774094327986",
"domain": "picasaweb.google.com",
"name": "Web Album Photo - Picasa",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qO7Cp-JTKY4/Umba1qELoLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1Wi60emUiLI/5f2df8ad-e53c-41e5-ad25-5feca59a0cc2.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "110673768003000772479 (John Doe)"
},
{
"content": "5f2df8ad-e53c-41e5-ad25-5feca59a0cc2"
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]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "NC",
"display": "North Carolina, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Re: Thomas John of Rowan Co. Posted on: 02 Sep 2002, by. . NancyMorris61. Localities North America United States States North Carolina Counties Rowan. The parents of the Thomas John who died in 1869 were John John, Jr ... May 1796) and Ann Brandon John Doe ... 17 Oct 1821). Ann Doe is also buried at Thyatira, in the same row with Thomas. There is i"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "NM",
"display": "New Mexico, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Olaf 12-18-1922 to 1-11-2001. Posted on: 16 Jan 2001, by. PJ. Localities North America United States States New Mexico Counties Chaves ... in Los Angeles. She passed away in 2000. Survivors include two sons, Eric Doe of Roswell and John Doe. of Albuquerque; one daughter, Claudia Shigemitsu of Whittier, Calif. ; three sisters, Ruth Soll"
}
]
},
{
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"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
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"url": "https://www.myspace.com/sirtt/video/dancing.../5411249",
"domain": "myspace.com",
"name": "Videos - MySpace",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "https://a1-videos.myspacecdn.com/videos02/208/880e54c4f0b8424e9e149a2c76524bfd/300w.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "dancing John Doe"
}
]
},
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"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.metacafe.com/watch/mv-8t45j/snowmen_film_dont_waste_this_chance/",
"domain": "metacafe.com",
"name": "Videos - Metacafe",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://s.mcstatic.com/thumb/7139922/19768984/4/catalog_item5/0/1/snowmen_film_dont_waste_this_chance.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Snowmen (film) - Don't Waste This Chance. Topics:. Bobb'e J Doe Bobby Coleman Christian Martyn Stephen A Marinaccio II David Segel John Burns. Bill O'Kane. From the movie Snowmen - Billy (Bobby Coleman) leads a battalion of kids in ... Added 9/2/11 By MovieClips com"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://www.myspace.com/muscledaddy08/video/beast-and-the-harlot-gh2-tyler-Doe-expert/38615461",
"domain": "myspace.com",
"name": "Videos - MySpace",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "https://a3-videos.myspacecdn.com/videos02/203/0880e2eab040474eab5377430ec1075c/300w.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Beast and the Harlot Gh2 Tyler Doe Expert John Crow"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://www.myspace.com/JohngDoe/video/more-brandon/10477651",
"domain": "myspace.com",
"name": "Videos - MySpace",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "https://a1-videos.myspacecdn.com/videos02/201/e19c34601489478c8c50bade26351fb6/300w.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "More Brandon John Doe"
}
]
}
],
"suggested_searches": []
}
PHPJavaScript
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Mark Brady
ASKER
Hi,
Thanks for the note: This line is keeping the page itself from loading:
$jsonSources = json_decode($insight, true)["person"]["sources"]
any idea what would cause that? I take it out leaving the rest in and no problem loading the page. Also do you have to decode twice?
$insight = json_decode($response);
$jsonSources = json_decode($insight, true)["person"]["sources"]
Thanks for the note: This line is keeping the page itself from loading:
$jsonSources = json_decode($insight, true)["person"]["sources"]
any idea what would cause that? I take it out leaving the rest in and no problem loading the page. Also do you have to decode twice?
$insight = json_decode($response);
$jsonSources = json_decode($insight, true)["person"]["sources"]
No, you right, just this :
$jsonSources = json_decode($response)["person"]["sources"];
foreach ($jsonSources as $source) {
$is_sponsored = $source["@is_sponsored"];
$url = $source["url"];
$domain = $source["domain"];
$name = $source["name"];
$categorie = $source["categorie"];
echo $url . " : " . $domain . "<br />";
}
It might be easier to decode the json response into an associative array. I have always prefered working with arrays over objects. Any change you can post an actual Json response (don't dump it just post the string) ?
Anyway here is how you would do it.
Anyway here is how you would do it.
<?php
$insight = json_decode($response, true); // an associative array
foreach ($response as $record) {
if (!isset($record['person']) || empty($record['person'])) {
// jump out here because "person" is empty
continue; // this will go to the next record in the loop
}
// if you get here then you have data in "person"
// deal with "sources"
if (isset($record['sources']) && !empty($record['sources'])) {
// loop each record in sources
foreach ($record['sources'] as $source) {
// not sure what you want to do with the data so I'm going to echo it out for now
echo $record['sources']['@is_sponsored'] ? 'This person is sponsored<br />' : 'This person is not sponsored<br />';
echo 'URL : ' . $record['sources']['url'] . '<br />';
echo 'Domain : ' . $record['sources']['domain'] . '<br />';
echo 'Name : ' . $record['sources']['name'] . '<br />';
echo 'Category : ' . $record['sources']['category'] . '<br />';
}
}
// deal with "jobs"
// note: jobs has a different amount of keys per record in you examplae so you would be better to loop this one slightly different.
if (isset($record['jobs']) && !empty($record['jobs'])) {
// loop each record in jobs
foreach ($record['jobs'] as $key => $value) {
echo ucfirst($key). ' : ' . $value . '<br />'; // this one line will deal with all key => value pairs
}
}
// deal with "images"
if (isset($record['images']) && !empty($record['images'])) {
// loop each record in images
foreach ($record['images'] as $image) {
echo 'URL : ' . $image['url'] . '<br />';
}
}
}
// now you have printed out everything you wanted in the response. I am guessing you don't just want to print it out but you can modify this to suit.
?>
$jsonSources = json_decode($insight, true)["person"]["sources"]
that line is not valid php
that line is not valid php
ASKER
Hi Elvin66 - this looks great. Addresses the conditions which is fab.
Have an error on this line:
      foreach ($response as $record) {
Did you mean:
      foreach ($insight as $record) {
Have an error on this line:
      foreach ($response as $record) {
Did you mean:
      foreach ($insight as $record) {
Sorry for the long post, but it's a large amount of test data. Â Skip past the JSON string and go right to line 910. Â There you will find the first thing you should do whenever you have to deal with external data like this JSON string. Â Once you have a visual on the contents of the data set, it's easy to write the code you want, building it up step-by-step.
<?php // RAY_temp_tjyoung.php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
// SEE http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/Q_28307343.html
$jso = <<<EOD
{
"@http_status_code": 200,
"@records_count": 20,
"@records_available": 150,
"warnings": [],
"query": {
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "CA",
"display": "California, US"
}
],
"emails": [
{
"address": "John@mysite.com",
"address_md5": "561f4b92651c46709fe3ab7b30dde8a6"
}
]
},
"person": {
"@query_params_match": true,
"sources": [
{
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.twitter.com/johndoe",
"domain": "twitter.com",
"name": "Micro Blog - Twitter",
"category": "personal_profiles"
},
{
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/318/33",
"domain": "linkedin.com",
"name": "Professional Profile & Networking - LinkedIn",
"category": "personal_profiles"
}
],
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "CA",
"city": "California"
}
],
"emails": [
{
"address": "John@mysite.com",
"address_md5": "561f4b92651c46709fe3ab7b30dde8a6"
},
{
"address_md5": "8b4941f0f407593c1a592b3743dfc4dd"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Owner/Developer",
"organization": "MyApp",
"display": "Owner/Developer at MyApp"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Developer",
"organization": "The Elite Group",
"industry": "Automotive industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2008-03-01",
"end": "2011-02-05"
},
"display": "Marketing & Developer at The Elite Group (2008-2011, Automotive industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Development",
"organization": "Musicstop/Long & McQuade",
"industry": "Music industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2006-08-01",
"end": "2008-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing & Development at Musicstop/Long & McQuade (2006-2008, Music industry)"
},
{
"title": "Prepress Manager",
"organization": "Wayside Press",
"industry": "Printing industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2003-05-01",
"end": "2005-07-01"
},
"display": "Prepress Manager at Wayside Press (2003-2005, Printing industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing and Design",
"organization": "Sport Mart Discount Superstores",
"industry": "Sporting Goods industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "1996-07-01",
"end": "2003-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing and Design at Sport Mart Discount Superstores (1996-2003, Sporting Goods industry)"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1642851159/MyApp_logo.png"
},
{
"url": "http://media.linkedin.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_80_80/p/3/000/068/243/2655a7.jpg"
}
],
"usernames": [
{
"content": "MyApp"
}
],
"user_ids": [
{
"content": "326804197"
},
{
"content": "21682987"
},
{
"content": "7/318/37"
}
],
"related_urls": [
{
"content": "http://www.MyApp.ca"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"@classification": "About Me",
"content": "Automotive Marketing"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "career opportunities"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "consulting offers"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "new ventures"
}
]
},
"records": [
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 1.0,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.twitter.com/MyApp",
"domain": "twitter.com",
"name": "Micro Blog - Twitter",
"category": "personal_profiles"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "CA",
"state": "NS",
"city": "Halifax",
"display": "Halifax, NS, CA"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1642851159/MyApp_logo.png"
}
],
"usernames": [
{
"content": "MyApp"
}
],
"user_ids": [
{
"content": "326804197"
}
],
"related_urls": [
{
"content": "http://www.MyApp.ca"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 1.0,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.linkedin.com/pub/7/318/37",
"domain": "linkedin.com",
"name": "Professional Profile & Networking - LinkedIn",
"category": "personal_profiles"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "CA",
"city": "Halifax",
"display": "Halifax, Canada"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Owner/Developer",
"organization": "MyApp",
"display": "Owner/Developer at MyApp"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Developer",
"organization": "The Elite Group",
"industry": "Automotive industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2008-03-01",
"end": "2011-02-05"
},
"display": "Marketing & Developer at The Elite Group (2008-2011, Automotive industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing & Development",
"organization": "Musicstop/Long & McQuade",
"industry": "Music industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2006-08-01",
"end": "2008-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing & Development at Musicstop/Long & McQuade (2006-2008, Music industry)"
},
{
"title": "Prepress Manager",
"organization": "Wayside Press",
"industry": "Printing industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "2003-05-01",
"end": "2005-07-01"
},
"display": "Prepress Manager at Wayside Press (2003-2005, Printing industry)"
},
{
"title": "Marketing and Design",
"organization": "Sport Mart Discount Superstores",
"industry": "Sporting Goods industry",
"date_range": {
"start": "1996-07-01",
"end": "2003-03-01"
},
"display": "Marketing and Design at Sport Mart Discount Superstores (1996-2003, Sporting Goods industry)"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://media.linkedin.com/mpr/mpr/shrink_80_80/p/3/000/068/243/2655a67.jpg"
}
],
"user_ids": [
{
"content": "21682987"
},
{
"content": "7/318/37"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"@classification": "About Me",
"content": "Automotive Marketing"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "career opportunities"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "consulting offers"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "new ventures"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "business deals"
},
{
"@classification": "Interest",
"content": "getting back in touch"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.lead411.com/John_Doe_9341991.html",
"domain": "lead411.com",
"name": "Executive & Business Information - Lead411",
"category": "professional_and_business"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "KY",
"city": "Cecilia",
"display": "Cecilia, KY, US"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Head Coach",
"organization": "Hardin County Schools",
"display": "Head Coach at Hardin County Schools"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe, Cecilia, KY, Hardin County Schools"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.lead411.com/John_Doe_9417986.html",
"domain": "lead411.com",
"name": "Executive & Business Information - Lead411",
"category": "professional_and_business"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "IA",
"city": "Clarksville",
"display": "Clarksville, IA, US"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Principal",
"organization": "Clarksville Elementary School",
"display": "Principal at Clarksville Elementary School"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe, t***@clarksville.k12.ia.us, Clarksville, IA, Clarksville Elementary School"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "CA",
"city": "Granada Hills",
"display": "Granada Hills, CA, US"
},
{
"country": "US",
"state": "WI",
"display": "Wisconsin, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Re: Verdun Doe/Janet Breen. Posted on: 12 Mar 2007, by. . tmkeeps05. Localities North America United States States Wisconsin Counties Marathon ... Schofield, and Tom (Linda) Doe ... six grandchildren, Terry Doe II John Doe. Tom Doe, Jr. Tim Doe, Tiffany Doe, Tara Doe; and one great grandson"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "KY",
"display": "Kentucky, US"
},
{
"country": "US",
"state": "TN",
"city": "Memphis",
"display": "Memphis, TN, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Buren Garten Jr. Posted on: 19 Dec 2000, by. . akygirl2. Localities North America United States States Kentucky Counties Woodford. a founder of the Bluegrass Wildwater Association. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son John Doe. of Memphis ... two daughters, Lynna Jo Nicholas, Oak Ridge, Tenn and J D. Garten of Lexingt"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.lead411.com/John_Doe_8620391.html",
"domain": "lead411.com",
"name": "Executive & Business Information - Lead411",
"category": "professional_and_business"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "UT",
"city": "Holladay",
"display": "Holladay, UT, US"
}
],
"jobs": [
{
"title": "Vice President of Information Technology",
"organization": "JetBlue Airways",
"display": "Vice President of Information Technology at JetBlue Airways"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe, Holladay, UT, JetBlue Airways"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlErZ1WcKQ&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OzlErZ1WcKQ/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Colbie Caillat cover song - Diana performing I Never Told You with John"
},
{
"content": "I Never Told You - Colbie Caillat cover by Diana Perkins and John Doe"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQdHSoit5k&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gUQdHSoit5k/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe is busy training for this coming racing season. Reigning Extremity Games Silver medalist, and Adaptive X Games silver medalist, he is looking t"
},
{
"content": "John Doe 2011 promo"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://picasaweb.google.com/101599843028312014412/10313?authkey=yYVZs9o0yv0#5930702269116364434",
"domain": "picasaweb.google.com",
"name": "Web Album Photo - Picasa",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Iu4f_ivLQOk/Uk4WSqNItpI/AAAAAAAAAtE/Bqw1oSj56vI/IMAG0016.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "101599843028312014412 (John Doe)"
},
{
"content": "IMAG0016.jpg"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pthFlSveAO0&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pthFlSveAO0/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "John Doe performing his original - Painkillers and Whiskey. John is in the band 2am Logic, check them out at: http://www.myspace.com/2amlogic http://www"
},
{
"content": "Painkillers and Whiskey - original song by John Doe"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V752LVCF8Gk&feature=youtube_gdata",
"domain": "youtube.com",
"name": "Video - YouTube",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://i.ytimg.com/vi/V752LVCF8Gk/1.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "3 beds 2 baths John Doe CENTURY 21 Wright-Pace Real Estate http://www.century21.com/property/2702-Graystone-Paragould-AR-72450-37697883"
},
{
"content": "Homes for Sale - 2702 Graystone Dr Paragould AR 72450 - John Doe"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://picasaweb.google.com/117315566337101422559/ProfilePhotos?authkey=EMy0dxYTmoc#5933759047647690018",
"domain": "picasaweb.google.com",
"name": "Web Album Photo - Picasa",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Fjxbru_iK5w/UljyalnM_SI/AAAAAAAAAGc/jtuCZeoQQgs/NMCOA2K15-7.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "117315566337101422559 (John Doe)"
},
{
"content": "NMCOA2K15-7.jpg"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://picasaweb.google.com/110673768003000772479/ProfilePhotos?authkey=LsYB12mw4zM#5937673774094327986",
"domain": "picasaweb.google.com",
"name": "Web Album Photo - Picasa",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qO7Cp-JTKY4/Umba1qELoLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/1Wi60emUiLI/5f2df8ad-e53c-41e5-ad25-5feca59a0cc2.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "110673768003000772479 (John Doe)"
},
{
"content": "5f2df8ad-e53c-41e5-ad25-5feca59a0cc2"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "NC",
"display": "North Carolina, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Re: Thomas John of Rowan Co. Posted on: 02 Sep 2002, by. . NancyMorris61. Localities North America United States States North Carolina Counties Rowan. The parents of the Thomas John who died in 1869 were John John, Jr ... May 1796) and Ann Brandon John Doe ... 17 Oct 1821). Ann Doe is also buried at Thyatira, in the same row with Thomas. There is i"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://boards.ancestry.com/SearchResults.aspx?db=mb&gss=ancMB&hc=25&rank=0&adv=show&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.mcminn&csn=McMinn&cst=board&gskw=\"John+Doe\"&psrch=&_F00029CB=&_F00027E2=&period=&_80004003=&_F0002BF1=",
"domain": "boards.ancestry.com",
"name": "Message Boards Search - Ancestry",
"category": "public_records"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"addresses": [
{
"country": "US",
"state": "NM",
"display": "New Mexico, US"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Olaf 12-18-1922 to 1-11-2001. Posted on: 16 Jan 2001, by. PJ. Localities North America United States States New Mexico Counties Chaves ... in Los Angeles. She passed away in 2000. Survivors include two sons, Eric Doe of Roswell and John Doe. of Albuquerque; one daughter, Claudia Shigemitsu of Whittier, Calif. ; three sisters, Ruth Soll"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://www.myspace.com/sirtt/video/dancing.../5411249",
"domain": "myspace.com",
"name": "Videos - MySpace",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "https://a1-videos.myspacecdn.com/videos02/208/880e54c4f0b8424e9e149a2c76524bfd/300w.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "dancing John Doe"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "http://www.metacafe.com/watch/mv-8t45j/snowmen_film_dont_waste_this_chance/",
"domain": "metacafe.com",
"name": "Videos - Metacafe",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "http://s.mcstatic.com/thumb/7139922/19768984/4/catalog_item5/0/1/snowmen_film_dont_waste_this_chance.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Snowmen (film) - Don't Waste This Chance. Topics:. Bobb'e J Doe Bobby Coleman Christian Martyn Stephen A Marinaccio II David Segel John Burns. Bill O'Kane. From the movie Snowmen - Billy (Bobby Coleman) leads a battalion of kids in ... Added 9/2/11 By MovieClips com"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://www.myspace.com/muscledaddy08/video/beast-and-the-harlot-gh2-tyler-Doe-expert/38615461",
"domain": "myspace.com",
"name": "Videos - MySpace",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "https://a3-videos.myspacecdn.com/videos02/203/0880e2eab040474eab5377430ec1075c/300w.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "Beast and the Harlot Gh2 Tyler Doe Expert John Crow"
}
]
},
{
"@query_params_match": false,
"@query_person_match": 0.98405,
"source": {
"@is_sponsored": false,
"url": "https://www.myspace.com/JohngDoe/video/more-brandon/10477651",
"domain": "myspace.com",
"name": "Videos - MySpace",
"category": "media"
},
"names": [
{
"first": "John",
"last": "Doe",
"display": "John Doe"
}
],
"images": [
{
"url": "https://a1-videos.myspacecdn.com/videos02/201/e19c34601489478c8c50bade26351fb6/300w.jpg"
}
],
"tags": [
{
"content": "More Brandon John Doe"
}
]
}
],
"suggested_searches": []
}
EOD;
// MAKE AN OBJECT AND VISUALIZE IT
$obj = json_decode($jso);
echo '<pre>';
var_dump($obj);
ASKER
Hi,
on Elvin66's when run I get:
Message: Invalid argument supplied for foreach()
Filename: controllers/leads.php
Line Number: 119
which corresponds to this line:
foreach ($response as $record) {
The entire code block I'm using including curl is:
foreach ($response as $record):
Seems to a newbie that the $response is my original curl variable of which there is only one.
on Elvin66's when run I get:
Message: Invalid argument supplied for foreach()
Filename: controllers/leads.php
Line Number: 119
which corresponds to this line:
foreach ($response as $record) {
The entire code block I'm using including curl is:
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => 1,
CURLOPT_URL => 'http://api.pipl.com/search/v3/json/?email='.$email.'&first_name='.$firstname.'&last_name='.$lastname.'&city='.$city.'&state='.$state.'&country=CA&key=mykey&pretty=true',
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 50,
CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT => 0,
CURLOPT_HEADER => 'false'
));
$response = curl_exec($curl);
curl_close($curl);
$insight = json_decode($response, true); // an associative array
//var_dump($insight);
foreach ($response as $record) {
if (!isset($record['person']) || empty($record['person'])) {
continue; // this will go to the next record in the loop
}
if (isset($record['sources']) && !empty($record['sources'])) {
// loop each record in sources
foreach ($record['sources'] as $source) {
// not sure what you want to do with the data so I'm going to echo it out for now
echo 'URL : ' . $record['sources']['url'] . '<br />';
echo 'Domain : ' . $record['sources']['domain'] . '<br />';
echo 'Name : ' . $record['sources']['name'] . '<br />';
echo 'Category : ' . $record['sources']['category'] . '<br />';
}
}
// deal with "jobs"
// note: jobs has a different amount of keys per record in you examplae so you would be better to loop this one slightly different.
if (isset($record['jobs']) && !empty($record['jobs'])) {
// loop each record in jobs
foreach ($record['jobs'] as $key => $value) {
echo ucfirst($key). ' : ' . $value . '<br />'; // this one line will deal with all key => value pairs
}
}
// deal with "images"
if (isset($record['images']) && !empty($record['images'])) {
// loop each record in images
foreach ($record['images'] as $image) {
echo 'URL : ' . $image['url'] . '<br />';
}
}
}
foreach ($response as $record):
Seems to a newbie that the $response is my original curl variable of which there is only one.
yeah thats because you are using $insight instead of $response. Change line 17 to this
foreach ($response as $record) {
foreach ($response as $record) {
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sorry, my last comment should have read
foreach ($insight as $record) {
$response is a json string and the decoded json is now in $insight variable.
That should fix it for you
foreach ($insight as $record) {
$response is a json string and the decoded json is now in $insight variable.
That should fix it for you
ASKER
Hi,
I tried it with insight as well but still get the same error message.
Tried a few extra variations as well but same error on foreach.
odd.
I tried it with insight as well but still get the same error message.
Tried a few extra variations as well but same error on foreach.
odd.
ASKER
Ray's produced the same result in my app as his example. Worked with no issues.
ok cool that sounds like the json decode did not work because if it is a valid json string it should have decoded into van associative array. In any case looks like rays example is what you need.
For better or worse, PHP uses different notation to deal with objects and associative arrays, and objects cannot have numerical indexes, but that said there is one big advantage to object notation. Â The punctuation! Â To get information from associative arrays, you need quotes around string literal keys, and that can add up to a lot of quotes.
$thing = $obj['person']['job']['tit
In addition, even more punctuation is needed if you want to put that kind of notation into an echo statement.
echo "{$obj['person']['job']['t
In contrast, you need only two characters to access data via PHP OOP notation, and no extra encapsulation for use in a quoted variable string.
$thing = $obj->person->job->title;
echo $obj->person->job->title;
echo "VOILA: $obj->person->job->title";
So I guess to sum it up, I've become a fan of the OOP notation and generally now lean away from the associative array whenever I can.
$thing = $obj['person']['job']['tit
In addition, even more punctuation is needed if you want to put that kind of notation into an echo statement.
echo "{$obj['person']['job']['t
In contrast, you need only two characters to access data via PHP OOP notation, and no extra encapsulation for use in a quoted variable string.
$thing = $obj->person->job->title;
echo $obj->person->job->title;
echo "VOILA: $obj->person->job->title";
So I guess to sum it up, I've become a fan of the OOP notation and generally now lean away from the associative array whenever I can.
Yeah I here you there Ray! I use only OOP these days but still I have to deal with code from others so I deal with a lot of assoc arrays. I'm used to it so it doesn't bother me but objects are tidier I guess.
Yeah, I wish there were some kind of configuration setting that could return $_POST as an object. Â PHP would run the class constructor on the raw request data. Â Dream on...
Haha yeah deam on alright! Hey why don't your write one for php and send it to them
@elvin66: It's not really that hard now that I look at it a little bit. Â You get all of the raw request variables, so you can just instantiate a class that accesses these variables and maybe calls a filter method on each of the known request variables, then overwrites $_POST with the object. Â I have a feeling this would confuse a lot of developers, tho...
Not a bad idea Ray. It would be even better if we could set a key in php.ini like request_type = object or request_type = array
So php would know how to build the $_POST and $_GET data. Maybe we should suggest that to them.
So php would know how to build the $_POST and $_GET data. Maybe we should suggest that to them.
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A good online tools : http://jsonviewer.stack.hu/