In PHP, how do I deserialize arrays in Symfony?

In Symfony, to deserialize arrays, you can use the Serializer component provided by the framework. This component allows you to convert data from a specific format (like JSON or XML) back into PHP objects or arrays.

Here's an example of how to deserialize a JSON string into an associative array in Symfony:

// src/Controller/YourController.php use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse; use Symfony\Component\Serializer\SerializerInterface; class YourController { private $serializer; public function __construct(SerializerInterface $serializer) { $this->serializer = $serializer; } public function deserializeExample() { $jsonString = '{"name": "John", "age": 30}'; $dataArray = $this->serializer->decode($jsonString, 'json'); return new JsonResponse($dataArray); } }

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