Set php variable to string

Question

I have this:

$rm = json_decode($room_list[0]['room']);

and i want to set a variable $string which include the result of echo of above variable.
For Example, IF:

echo json_decode($room_list[0]['room'];

echos: Lorem Ipsum <a href="www.google.com>GG</a>.

i want the string to be:

$string = 'Lorem Ipsum <a href="www.google.com>GG</a>.'

How can i do that?

Your question is unclear. json_encode() returns a value. You can either assign it to a variable, or echo it. Either way, you're assigning or echoing the same thing. — jbafford
– jbafford, Commented Jan 15, 2016 at 23:58
Your first line sets a PHP variable to the string. What's wrong with that? — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Jan 16, 2016 at 0:03
You don't understand what you're talking about. Since you can echo it, it must be a string. What do you think echo is showing? — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Jan 16, 2016 at 0:06
There's no such thing as "just a variable". A variable is a name for a value, and the type goes with the value. Since json_decode is returning a string, and you assign that to a variable, the variable contains a string. — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Jan 16, 2016 at 0:07

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:27:56Z

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So basically, take stripslashes(htmlspecialchars(JSON_DATA)) from that answer and put $rm = in front :)

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answered Jan 16, 2016 at 0:01

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That's the solution! Thanks!