{"key":{"key":val,"key":{"key":val}}} to php array

[Covert]

I have a string like

{"key":{"key":val,"key":{"key":val}}}

It holds a multi dimension array in string form, used to pass data to a java script.

I want to read it into php. The string above should convert to

array('key'=>array('key'=>val,key=>array('key'=>'val')))

I am hoping someone recognizes the data format and can point me to some existing source code I can use to read it into PHP. The string is a value out of a XML file originally. If need be I will write my own function for it if one does not already exist.

[laserlight]

That string looks like a JSON object. I have never used it myself, but perhaps you will find the JSON extension useful.

[dagon]

json_decode should do the trick

[Covert]

Thanks for that. json_decode did the trick after adding a stripslashes to the string.

Thanks.