Remove double quotes from json_encode array

Question

I have this array and I need to use it in JS for google maps:

$punti = array(
array(
    "location" => "new google.maps.LatLng(37.959571, -98.596719)",
    "stopover" => "true"
),
array(
    "location" => "new google.maps.LatLng(37.502230, -97.509929)",
    "stopover" => "true"
)
);

Google maps need something like this:

[
{location: new google.maps.LatLng(37.959571, -98.596719), stopover: true},
{location: new google.maps.LatLng(37.502230, -97.509929), stopover: true}
]

The problem is that using the json_encode I have an array with double quotes and maps don't accept it. With json_encode I have this result:

[{"location":"new google.maps.LatLng(37.959571, -98.596719)","stopover":"true"},{"location":"new google.maps.LatLng(37.502230, -97.509929)","stopover":"true"}];

How can I remove the double quotes? I tried str_replace and trim but doesn't work. Thanks!

Answer 1

If Google wants it in that particular format, simply feed him :)

I supposed the json_encoded result stored in $json.

So, you can do this:

$json = str_replace('"','', (string) $json);