JSON_FORCE_OBJECT

Constant

JSON_FORCE_OBJECT is one of the accepted parameters for json_encode parameter #2 (optionally as a bitmask).

JSON_FORCE_OBJECT — Outputs an object rather than an array when a non-associative array is used. Especially useful when the recipient of the output is expecting an object and the array is empty.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0-8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6
JSON_FORCE_OBJECT = 16;

JSON_FORCE_OBJECT Constant Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes