= 0; $i--) { if($list[$i] == "") unset($list[$i]); } function filterArray(&$inArray) { $outArray = array(); foreach ($inArray as $key=>$value) { if (is_array($value)) { $outArray[htmlspecialchars($key)] = filterArray($value); } else { $outArray[htmlspecialchars($key)] = htmlspecialchars($value); } } return $outArray; } // Protect against XSS attacks $list = filterArray($list); echo json_encode(array_values($list));