wp_json_encode( mixed $data, int $options, int $depth = 512 )

Encode a variable into JSON, with some sanity checks.


Description Description


Parameters Parameters

$data

(mixed) (Required) Variable (usually an array or object) to encode as JSON.

$options

(int) (Optional) Options to be passed to json_encode(). Default 0.

$depth

(int) (Optional) Maximum depth to walk through $data. Must be greater than 0.

Default value: 512


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Return Return

(string|false) The JSON encoded string, or false if it cannot be encoded.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/functions.php

function wp_json_encode( $data, $options = 0, $depth = 512 ) {
	/*
	 * json_encode() has had extra params added over the years.
	 * $options was added in 5.3, and $depth in 5.5.
	 * We need to make sure we call it with the correct arguments.
	 */
	if ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.5', '>=' ) ) {
		$args = array( $data, $options, $depth );
	} elseif ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.3', '>=' ) ) {
		$args = array( $data, $options );
	} else {
		$args = array( $data );
	}

	// Prepare the data for JSON serialization.
	$args[0] = _wp_json_prepare_data( $data );

	$json = @call_user_func_array( 'json_encode', $args );

	// If json_encode() was successful, no need to do more sanity checking.
	// ... unless we're in an old version of PHP, and json_encode() returned
	// a string containing 'null'. Then we need to do more sanity checking.
	if ( false !== $json && ( version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.5', '>=' ) || false === strpos( $json, 'null' ) ) ) {
		return $json;
	}

	try {
		$args[0] = _wp_json_sanity_check( $data, $depth );
	} catch ( Exception $e ) {
		return false;
	}

	return call_user_func_array( 'json_encode', $args );
}

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Version Description
4.1.0 Introduced.


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