json_decode($, false); code example

Example 1: json_decode jquery

var obj = jQuery.parseJSON( '{ "name": "John" }' );
alert( obj.name === "John" );

Example 2: php json_decode

$personJSON = '{"name":"Johny Carson","title":"CTO"}';

$person = json_decode($personJSON);

echo $person->name; // Johny Carson