$str = '{"extraMap":"{\"app\":\"activitylist.html\"}"}';
var_dump(json_decode($str));
$str1 = '{"extraMap":{"app":"activitylist.html"}}';
var_dump(json_decode($str1));
object(stdClass)#1 (1) {
["extraMap"]=>
string(27) "{"app":"activitylist.html"}"
}
object(stdClass)#2 (1) {
["extraMap"]=>
object(stdClass)#1 (1) {
["app"]=>
string(17) "activitylist.html"
}
}