$data = array('foo' => 'bar', 'baz' => array('hello', 'world')); // encoding data in JSON format $json = Zend_Json::encode($data); // decoding JSON data back to PHP array $decodedData = Zend_Json::decode($json); // set to use the built-in encoder and decoder Zend_Json::useBuiltinEncoderDecoder(true);
// define custom encoder and decoder classes class CustomEncoder { public static function encode($data) { // custom encoding logic here return $encodedData; } } class CustomDecoder { public static function decode($json) { // custom decoding logic here return $decodedData; } } // set to use the custom encoder and decoder classes Zend_Json::useBuiltinEncoderDecoder(false); Zend_Json::setEncoderClass('CustomEncoder'); Zend_Json::setDecoderClass('CustomDecoder');The Zend_Json library is part of the Zend Framework, which is a package library for PHP. It provides a set of components for developing web applications and services using PHP.