pass JSON object from php to javascript in the same script

Question

This is probably an easy question, but I haven't been able to find a complete and specific answer. I create a json object in php with json_encode(), now i just need to get that object in javascript and parse it out. I wanted to do it in the same script, but I can do it another way if need be.

How do i get at this object from javascript?

Answer 1

<?php

$stuff = array('a' => 1, 'b' => 2);

?>

<script type="text/javascript">
  var stuff = <?php print json_encode($stuff); ?>;
  alert(stuff.a); // 1
</script>