handle JSON response for shortcode

• universal

• May 15, 2020 at 1:43 pm

Hi,

I am here for specific request to handle REST API JSON response having shortcode like below.

"acf": {
            "components": false,
            "shortcode": "[xyz-shortcode slug=\"utoo\"]"
        },

Now I am able to handle short code data using below code.

add_shortcode('xyz-shortcode', array($this,'getXYZBlock')); 
function getXYZBlock($attr)
{
  return 'TEST DATA PRINT';
}

It will result

"acf": {
            "components": false,
            "shortcode": "TEST DATA PRINT"
        },

BUT I need to return json data into that function like below where I an having difficulty.

add_shortcode('xyz-shortcode', array($this,'getXYZBlock')); 
function getXYZBlock($attr)
{
  $array=array();
  $array['code']='ok';
 return $array;
}

SO I need output like

"acf": {
            "components": false,
            "shortcode": { "code" : "ok" }
        },

How can I do that can any one help me.

Thank You for your support.

• John Huebner

• May 15, 2020 at 10:06 pm

return json_encode($array);

• universal

• May 15, 2020 at 11:34 pm

Thank You For response.

No it will not solved my problem. I have already try that json_encode($array) but it will return like

"acf": {
            "components": false,
            "shortcode": "{\"code\":\"ok\"}"
        },

but I need output like

"acf": {
            "components": false,
            "shortcode": { "code" : "ok" }
        },

Thanks.