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<?php $json = '[ { "name": "A", "children": [ { "name": "B", "children": [ { "name": "C" }, { "name": "D", "children": [ { "name": "E" }, { "name": "F" } ] } ] }, { "name": "G" } ] }, { "name": "H" } ]'; $json = json_decode($json, true); function getArrayValuesRecursively(array $array){ $values = []; foreach ($array as $value) { if (is_array($value)) { $values = array_merge( $values, getArrayValuesRecursively($value) ); } else { $values[] = ['name' => $value]; } } return $values; } echo json_encode(getArrayValuesRecursively($json));
Output for 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.1 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.25, 8.4.1 - 8.4.12
[{"name":"A"},{"name":"B"},{"name":"C"},{"name":"D"},{"name":"E"},{"name":"F"},{"name":"G"},{"name":"H"}]

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