s for tabs and linebreaks * @return string The prettified output * @author Jay Roberts */ function _format_json($json, $html = false) { $tabcount = 0; $result = ''; $inquote = false; $ignorenext = false; if ($html) { $tab = "   "; $newline = "
"; } else { $tab = "\t"; $newline = "\n"; } for($i = 0; $i < strlen($json); $i++) { $char = $json[$i]; if ($ignorenext) { $result .= $char; $ignorenext = false; } else { switch($char) { case '{': $tabcount++; $result .= $char . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount); break; case '}': $tabcount--; $result = trim($result) . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount) . $char; break; case ',': $result .= $char . $newline . str_repeat($tab, $tabcount); break; case '"': $inquote = !$inquote; $result .= $char; break; case '\\': if ($inquote) $ignorenext = true; $result .= $char; break; default: $result .= $char; } } } return $result; }