<?php require_once "DepartmentDAO.php"; echo "["; try { $departmentDAO = new DepartmentDAO(); $departments = $departmentDAO->getAll(); $x = 0; foreach ($departments as $department) { if ($x > 0) { echo ","; } $code = trim($department->code); $name = trim($department->name); echo '{"code":' . $code . ',"name":"' . $name . '"}'; $x++; } } catch (Exception $exception) { // echo $exception->getMessage(); } echo "]";