---------------- PHP < 8.3 ----------------
function json_validate(string $string): bool {
json_decode($string);
return json_last_error() === JSON_ERROR_NONE;
}
var_dump(json_validate('{ "test": { "foo": "bar" } }')); // true
---------------- PHP >= 8.3 ----------------
var_dump(json_validate('{ "test": { "foo": "bar" } }')); // true
Note: code from https://www.php.net/releases/8.3/en.php