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<?php $json = '[{"record_id":"13","lastname":"Mustermann","first_name":"Json","dob":"1948-10-12","case_number":"1366613"}] '; $deco = json_decode($json); print_r($deco); $rec = $deco[0]->record_id; echo "$rec\n"; $deco = json_decode($json, true); print_r($deco); $rec = $deco[0]['record_id']; echo "$rec\n";

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