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<?php $json = json_decode('[{"uid":"352","pcode1":"AB1","pname":"XXAB1"},{"uid":"352","pcode1":"AB1","pname":"XAB1"}]',true); foreach ($json as $key => $value) { if(strpos($value['pname'], 'XX') === 0) { unset($json[$key]); } } $j = json_encode($json); echo $j; print_r($json);

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