mtownsend / xml-to-array
Easily convert valid xml to a php array.
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Requires
- php: ~7.0|~8.0
Requires (Dev)
- phpunit/phpunit: ^6.4
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README
Easily convert valid xml to a php array.
Installation
Install via composer:
composer require mtownsend/xml-to-array
Quick start
Using the class
use Mtownsend\XmlToArray\XmlToArray; $xml = <<<XML <?xml version="1.0"?> <request> <carrier>fedex</carrier> <id>123</id> <tracking_number>9205590164917312751089</tracking_number> </request> XML; $array = XmlToArray::convert($xml); // $array is: [ 'carrier' => 'fedex', 'id' => '123', 'tracking_number' => '9205590164917312751089' ];
Using the global helper
$xml = <<<XML <?xml version="1.0"?> <request> <carrier>fedex</carrier> <id>123</id> <tracking_number>9205590164917312751089</tracking_number> </request> XML; $array = xml_to_array($xml); // $array is: [ 'carrier' => 'fedex', 'id' => '123', 'tracking_number' => '9205590164917312751089' ];
Helpers, methods, and arguments
Static method
XmlToArray::convert($xml, $outputRoot = false)
The $outputRoot
determines whether or not the php array will have a @root
key. Default is false
.
Helper
xml_to_array($xml, $outputRoot = false)
Arguments are identical to XmlToArray::convert
method.
Purpose
XML has always been a challenge to work with in PHP compared to other data formats, such as JSON. This package aims to make integrating with XML files or api requests significantly easier. With this package, you might actually like interfacing with XML in your application now.
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Credits
- Mark Townsend
- Adrien aka Gaarf
- All Contributors
Testing
You can run the tests with:
./vendor/bin/phpunit
License
The MIT License (MIT). Please see License File for more information.