- json_decode: documentation ( source)
- var_export: documentation ( source)
<?php
$json = '[{"name":null,"value":"","target":null,"alias":"brand","required":1,"showNull":0}]';
var_export(json_decode($json));
echo "\n---\n";
foreach (json_decode($json ?? '[]') as $row) {
if ($row->alias === 'brand') {
echo $row->value;
break;
}
}