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I have a response coming back that is JSON encoded, but when I decode it I lose the true / false attributes after using $var = json_decode($response); .

Here’s an example:

I’ve even tried:

$var = json_decode($response, true);
But it still seems to drop the true/false. How can I properly pull the true/false from the response? What am I missing?
                doesn't matter, just trying to validate based on the valid_mx response. Either way it seems to drop the true/false
– MrTechie
                Jan 16, 2015 at 18:32
Your problem is with print_r, not json_decode.
print_r does not show true / false for true / false. Instead, it shows 1 / (blank).
You can use var_dump($var); or var_export($var); instead which will show you the correct values.
                That works - I was trying to pull out the actual 'true/false' response but didn't think to actually check to see if it was set. Thanks
– MrTechie
                Jan 16, 2015 at 18:39
                @Rizier123 Sure, but I wasn't questioning your answer. I was just clarifying that the value is set either way, in response to MrTechie's comment. Sorry for the confusion.
– showdev
                Jan 16, 2015 at 18:52
                "true" does not have anything to do with JSON booleans, it's just an arbitrary text that you, as human, may decide to arbitrarily map as logical value, just as you could do with "on", "yes", "OK" or "Verdadero".
– Álvaro González
                Mar 21 at 10:15
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                Mar 26 at 12:05
        
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