/**
* Template for converting an array of db data into XML.
* @return XML
*/
public function dbToXML($parameters)
{
// dom string
$DOMDocument = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
// fetch the data array
$items = $this->items($parameters);
// check we actually have an array
try {
if (!is_array($items)) {
throw new Fari_Exception('Fari_Backup expects an array of items.');
}
} catch (Fari_Exception $exception) {
$exception->fire();
}
// <table> root element
$table = $DOMDocument->appendChild($DOMDocument->createElement('table'));
// traverse through all records
foreach ($items as $item) {
// get array keys of the item
// we could explode $columns as well if they are passed
$keys = array_keys($item);
// <table><row> elemenent we will always have
$row = $table->appendChild($DOMDocument->createElement('row'));
// traverse through keys/columns
foreach ($keys as $column) {
// <table><row><column> value, escaped
$row->appendChild($DOMDocument->createElement($column, Fari_Escape::xml($item[$column])));
}
}
// generate XML and return
$DOMDocument->formatOutput = TRUE;
return $DOMDocument->saveXML();
}
