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Deprecated Deprecated
This method has been deprecated. Use the PHP native JSON extension instead.
Summery Summery
encodes an arbitrary variable into JSON format (and sends JSON Header)
Syntax Syntax
Parameters Parameters
- $var
-
(Required) any number, boolean, string, array, or object to be encoded. see argument 1 to Services_JSON() above for array-parsing behavior. if var is a string, note that encode() always expects it to be in ASCII or UTF-8 format!
Return Return
(mixed) JSON string representation of input var or an error if a problem occurs
Source Source
File: wp-includes/class-json.php
function encode($var)
{
_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, '5.3.0', 'The PHP native JSON extension' );
header('Content-type: application/json');
return $this->encodeUnsafe($var);
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.3.0 | Introduced. |