Level 46
That's the correct way to return values in JSON. Remember it's JSON and not Javascript object literals.
If you want to get a grip on things on a global scale then you'll need to write your own json parser.
Feb 15, 2018
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Level 2
json_encode returns boolean as string
I'm having a major issue where responses from Laravel controllers are returning all numbers as strings, including boolean 0/1 values, so my front end (Vue.js) interprets any string, like "0", as true, and all logic breaks.
I see people talk about this, and say Oh, just use JSON_NUMERIC_CHECK, but I'm not expressly stating json_encode, as Laravel returns arrays that way. And there are hundreds of responses. I also can't fix on the front end, because sometimes it's a v-if against a boolean, sometimes it's a v-model to automatically determine if a checkbox should be checked or not, so there's no particular string to search on and replace.
This is a HUGE project that's been developed just fine, but when we put it on the client's server, this is what I get!
So my question is, how do I address this issue in a global sense? What causes the string return, PHP, MySQL? Is there a setting I can change? Thanks for any suggestions.
Level 2
Thanks. In this case, I replaced the php-mysql with php-mysqlnd and it seemed to fix the issue. Of course, doing that was more of a cross-your-fingers-and-hope type action.
Level 28
Have you tried attribute casting? Just define which properties are what type.
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