convertPathToArray() public static method

This method convert a string like "Some.long.tree" into an array ["Some"=>["long"=>["tree"=> $value]]]
public static convertPathToArray ( string $path, mixed $value = NULL ) : array
$path string
$value mixed
return array
 /**
  * @param string $name
  * @param mixed $value
  * @return FormInterface
  */
 public function setVariable($name, $value)
 {
     $this->variables = RecursiveArrayUtility::mergeRecursiveOverrule($this->variables, RecursiveArrayUtility::convertPathToArray($name, $value));
     return $this;
 }