public function getCountriesArray()
    {
        $return = json_decode($this->Country);

        if (empty($return) && isset($this->Country)) {
            $return = [$this->Country];
        }

        return $return;
    }
public function getCountriesArray()
    {
        $return = json_decode($this->Country);

        if (empty($return) && isset($this->Country)) {
            $return = [$this->Country];
        }

        return $return;
    }
public function getCountriesArray ( ) { $ return = json_decode ( $ this -> Country ) ; if ( empty ( $ return ) && isset ( $ this -> Country ) ) { $ return = [ $ this -> Country ] ; } return $ return ; }
Return an array of all associated countries

@return array
Return an array of all associated countries