- json_encode: documentation ( source)
<?php
$arr = array("Sachin", "Dhoni");
$sub_arr = array();
$final = array();
foreach($arr as $key => $val){
$sub_arr['pollAnswersId'] = $key;
$sub_arr['pollAnswer'] = $val;
$sub_final[] = $sub_arr;
}
$final['pollAnswers'] = $sub_final;
echo json_encode($final);