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I am using json_decode with TRUE to parse a json response in PHP, but when I try to access its elements, it is not working, Here is how the response looks like

BCLS.secondaryCallResponse({"items":[{"id":4377466391001,"name":"Sample Video 2","creationDate":"1438012370879","renditions":[{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":798000,"frameHeight":360,"frameWidth":640,"id":109379493001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":2987928,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422604020,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379493001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":271000,"frameHeight":180,"frameWidth":320,"id":109379483001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1013553,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422590621,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379483001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29960},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":1746000,"frameHeight":720,"frameWidth":1280,"id":109379494001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":6538469,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422604397,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379494001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":413000,"frameHeight":180,"frameWidth":320,"id":109379449001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1547446,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422544580,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379449001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29960},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":1167000,"frameHeight":360,"frameWidth":640,"id":109379422001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":4370827,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422465338,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379422001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":517000,"frameHeight":268,"frameWidth":480,"id":109379402001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1937694,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422444109,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379402001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967}]},{"id":4377466392001,"name":"Sample Video 1","creationDate":"1438012370884","renditions":[{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":730000,"frameHeight":360,"frameWidth":640,"id":207397055001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":752301,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725742,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397055001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":1791000,"frameHeight":720,"frameWidth":1280,"id":207397050001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1844840,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774712658,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397050001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":107000,"frameHeight":224,"frameWidth":400,"id":207397051001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":110856,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725067,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397051001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8267},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":446000,"frameHeight":268,"frameWidth":480,"id":207397052001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":459435,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725177,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397052001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":1117000,"frameHeight":404,"frameWidth":720,"id":207397049001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1151256,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774712501,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397049001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":252000,"frameHeight":224,"frameWidth":400,"id":207397056001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":259671,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725855,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397056001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242}]}],"page_number":0,"page_size":2,"total_count":-1});

$responseData = json_decode($response, TRUE); // should convert it to array

I am then accessing,$responseData[0] and it displays B only, Am I doing something wrong ?

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    $responseData['items'][0] Commented Oct 31, 2015 at 10:09
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    Your actual json response start from {"items. So your encoded json string is $response = {"items....,"total_count:-1"}... Commented Oct 31, 2015 at 10:12
  • the response starts with BCLS.secondaryCallResponse( , Commented Oct 31, 2015 at 12:01

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You have two choices :

1) convert to associate array - $json = json_decode('{"items":[ ...', true) :

foreach ($json['items'] as $item) {
    //for example, show first rendition for each item
    print_r($item['renditions'][0]);
}

2) convert to stdClasses - $json = json_decode('{"items":[ ...') :

foreach ($json->items as $item) {
    //for example, show first rendition for each item
    print_r($item->renditions[0]);
}
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the response starts with BCLS.secondaryCallResponse( , none of your stated example works
@UsmanSm, BCLS.secondaryCallResponse() is the clientside javascript call to the server - it is this function -> github.com/BrightcoveLearning/BCL-Solutions/blob/master/media/…
@davidkonard I tried your solution and it doesnt work, you can try here phpfiddle.org
@UsmanSm, well - created a phpfiddle account and it works there too - I just cannot figure out how to share a link to the fiddle, havent used phpfiddle before. But still, you must realize that BCLS.secondaryCallResponse() is the clientside javascript and you are on the serverside, trying to parse the JSON that call is passing.
@david, yes - but as suggested several times - BCLS.secondaryCallResponse() is something you have copied from a clientside script and the JSON is not valid. The JSON you need to parse is between ( ... ) so remove BCLS.secondaryCallResponse( and ) ...
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you can try this:

        $data='{"items":[{"id":4377466391001,"name":"Sample Video 2","creationDate":"1438012370879","renditions":[{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":798000,"frameHeight":360,"frameWidth":640,"id":109379493001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":2987928,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422604020,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379493001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":271000,"frameHeight":180,"frameWidth":320,"id":109379483001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1013553,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422590621,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379483001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29960},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":1746000,"frameHeight":720,"frameWidth":1280,"id":109379494001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":6538469,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422604397,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379494001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":413000,"frameHeight":180,"frameWidth":320,"id":109379449001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1547446,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422544580,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379449001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29960},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":1167000,"frameHeight":360,"frameWidth":640,"id":109379422001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":4370827,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422465338,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379422001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Redpoll","encodingRate":517000,"frameHeight":268,"frameWidth":480,"id":109379402001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1937694,"uploadTimestampMillis":1278422444109,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_109379402001_Bird-CommonRedpoll-iStock-000006369683HD720.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":29967}]},{"id":4377466392001,"name":"Sample Video 1","creationDate":"1438012370884","renditions":[{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":730000,"frameHeight":360,"frameWidth":640,"id":207397055001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":752301,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725742,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397055001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":1791000,"frameHeight":720,"frameWidth":1280,"id":207397050001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1844840,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774712658,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397050001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":107000,"frameHeight":224,"frameWidth":400,"id":207397051001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":110856,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725067,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397051001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8267},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":446000,"frameHeight":268,"frameWidth":480,"id":207397052001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":459435,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725177,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397052001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":1117000,"frameHeight":404,"frameWidth":720,"id":207397049001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":1151256,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774712501,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397049001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242},{"audioOnly":false,"controllerType":"DEFAULT","displayName":"Sample Asset Titmouse","encodingRate":252000,"frameHeight":224,"frameWidth":400,"id":207397056001,"referenceId":null,"remoteStreamName":null,"remoteUrl":null,"size":259671,"uploadTimestampMillis":1279774725855,"url":"http:\/\/brightcove.vo.llnwd.net\/e1\/uds\/pd\/96980657001\/96980657001_207397056001_Bird-Titmouse-iStock-000005422648HD1080.mp4","videoCodec":"H264","videoContainer":"MP4","videoDuration":8242}]}],"page_number":0,"page_size":2,"total_count":-1}';
        $sample=json_decode($data);
        var_dump($sample->items);
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the response starts with BCLS.secondaryCallResponse( , none of your stated example works

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