Constants

Output modes

Every data-returning method accepts an optional $output argument.

Constant	Value	Returns
JsonFast::OUTPUT_ARRAY	0	PHP array (default)
JsonFast::OUTPUT_STRING	1	JSON string
JsonFast::OUTPUT_OBJECT	2	stdClass for JSON objects

$data   = JsonFast::minify($json);                           // array
$string = JsonFast::minify($json, JsonFast::OUTPUT_STRING); // string
$object = JsonFast::minify($json, JsonFast::OUTPUT_OBJECT);  // stdClass

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OUTPUT_OBJECT only affects JSON objects. JSON arrays are always returned as PHP arrays.