php - Make Array of Objects from json_encode -

i have object

stdclass object (   [reportdate] => 2014-02-02   [shops] => array (     [24] => stdclass object (       [shopid] => 24       [cashiers] => array (         [1] => stdclass object (           [cashierid] => 1           [products] => array (             [moneyin] => 46             [moneyout] => 215.14           )         )       )     )   ) )  

and when make json_encode on json string

   {       "reportdate":"2014-02-02",       "shops":{         "24":{           "shopid":24,           "cashiers":{             "1":{               "cashierid":1,               "products":{                 "moneyin":"46",                 "moneyout":"215.14"               }             }           }         }       }     } 

this result not wanted. want array of objects.

so instead of "shops":{ want "shops":[ instead of "cashiers":{ want "cashiers":[ , on.

where ever there array in stdclass want array , there stdclass want object.

so doing wrong in structuring initial stdclass object.

an associative array results in object, you've seen. produce json array need array composed of arrays.

here's example

$shops  = [['shopid'=>24, 'cashiers'=>[['cashierid'=>1]]]]; 

produces

[    {       "shopid":24,       "cashiers":[{"cashierid":1}]    } ] 

and here's live runnable demo