/**
* Creates a new object of the given type, using the optional parameters.
* When pseudo-namespace support is enabled class names can become very long, and this function
* provides an alternative way to create objects that is more readable.
*
* @param string $type the type of object to create
* @param array $params parameters to pass into the constructor, as either
* flat array in the correct order for the constructor or as an associative array from parameter name to value
* @return mixed a new instance of a class that represents that type
*/
public function Create($type, $params = null)
{
if (array_key_exists($type, $this->options['classmap'])) {
$class = $this->options['classmap'][$type];
$reflectionClass = new \ReflectionClass($class);
if (isset($params)) {
if (MapUtils::IsMap($params)) {
$params = MapUtils::MapToMethodParameters($params, $reflectionClass->getConstructor());
}
return $reflectionClass->newInstanceArgs($params);
} else {
return $reflectionClass->newInstance();
}
} else {
trigger_error('Unknown type: ' . $type, E_USER_ERROR);
}
}
/**
* Converts an object to an DOMElement.
*
* @param Object $object the object to serialize
* @param string $elementName the name of the element to serialize
* @param \DOMDocument $document the document that the element will be added to
* @return DOMElement the element representing the object
*/
private static function ConvertObjectToElement($object, $elementName, $document)
{
if (!isset($object)) {
return null;
}
$element = $document->createElement($elementName);
$children = array();
if (is_array($object) && MapUtils::IsMap($object)) {
$object = (object) $object;
}
if (is_object($object)) {
foreach (get_object_vars($object) as $field => $value) {
if (is_array($value) && !MapUtils::IsMap($value)) {
foreach ($value as $item) {
$children[] = self::ConvertObjectToElement($item, $field, $document);
}
} else {
$children[] = self::ConvertObjectToElement($value, $field, $document);
}
}
foreach ($children as $child) {
if (isset($child)) {
$element->appendChild($child);
}
}
} else {
$element->nodeValue = self::ConvertObjectToNodeValue($object);
}
return $element;
}