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Revision: 3536
at August 9, 2007 14:36 by djdykes


Updated Code
class ArrayToXML
{
	/**
	 * The main function for converting to an XML document.
	 * Pass in a multi dimensional array and this recrusively loops through and builds up an XML document.
	 *
	 * @param array $data
	 * @param string $rootNodeName - what you want the root node to be - defaultsto data.
	 * @param SimpleXMLElement $xml - should only be used recursively
	 * @return string XML
	 */
	public static function toXml($data, $rootNodeName = 'data', $xml=null)
	{
		// turn off compatibility mode as simple xml throws a wobbly if you don't.
		if (ini_get('zend.ze1_compatibility_mode') == 1)
		{
			ini_set ('zend.ze1_compatibility_mode', 0);
		}
		
		if ($xml == null)
		{
			$xml = simplexml_load_string("<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><$rootNodeName />");
		}
		
		// loop through the data passed in.
		foreach($data as $key => $value)
		{
			// no numeric keys in our xml please!
			if (is_numeric($key))
			{
				// make string key...
				$key = "unknownNode_". (string) $key;
			}
			
			// replace anything not alpha numeric
			$key = preg_replace('/[^a-z]/i', '', $key);
			
			// if there is another array found recrusively call this function
			if (is_array($value))
			{
				$node = $xml->addChild($key);
				// recrusive call.
				ArrayToXML::toXml($value, $rootNodeName, $node);
			}
			else 
			{
				// add single node.
                                $value = htmlentities($value);
				$xml->addChild($key,$value);
			}
			
		}
		// pass back as string. or simple xml object if you want!
		return $xml->asXML();
	}
}

Revision: 3535
at August 8, 2007 20:40 by djdykes


Initial Code
class ArrayToXML
{
	/**
	 * The main function for converting to an XML document.
	 * Pass in a multi dimensional array and this recrusively loops through and builds up an XML document.
	 *
	 * @param array $data
	 * @param string $rootNodeName - what you want the root node to be - defaultsto data.
	 * @param SimpleXMLElement $xml - should only be used recursively
	 * @return string XML
	 */
	public static function toXml($data, $rootNodeName = 'data', $xml=null)
	{
		// turn off compatibility mode as simple xml throws a wobbly if you don't.
		if (ini_get('zend.ze1_compatibility_mode') == 1)
		{
			ini_set ('zend.ze1_compatibility_mode', 0);
		}
		
		if ($xml == null)
		{
			$xml = simplexml_load_string("<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><$rootNodeName />");
		}
		
		// loop through the data passed in.
		foreach($data as $key => $value)
		{
			// no numeric keys in our xml please!
			if (is_numeric($key))
			{
				// make string key...
				$key = "unknownNode_". (string) $key;
			}
			
			// replace anything not alpha numeric
			$key = preg_replace('/[^a-z]/i', '', $key);
			
			// if there is another array found recrusively call this function
			if (is_array($value))
			{
				$node = $xml->addChild($key);
				// recrusive call.
				ArrayToXML::toXml($value, $rootNodeName, $node);
			}
			else 
			{
				// add single node.
				$xml->addChild($key,$value);
			}
			
		}
		// pass back as string. or simple xml object if you want!
		return $xml->asXML();
	}
}

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Initial Description
Was fiddling around at work one day thought this might be useful.

Initial Title
Convert PHP Array to XML or Simple XML Object if you wish

Initial Tags
php, array, xml

Initial Language
PHP