* @return bool
*/
public function isEmpty()
{
return ($this->getValue() == "" || is_null($this->getValue())) && $this->countChildren() == 0;
}
/**
* returns the current object child count
*
* @return int
*/
public function countChildren()
{
return count($this->children);
}
/**
* returns the current object as a SimpleXMLElement object
*
* @param boolean $recursive allow to add children into the result
* @return SimpleXMLElement
*/
public function toSimpleXMLElement($recursive = false)
{
$simplexlmelementobject = new SimpleXMLElement('<' . $this->getName() . '>' . $this->getValue() . '</' . $this->getName() . '>');
foreach ($this->getAttributes() as $name => $value) {
$simplexlmelementobject->addAttribute($name, $value);
}
if ($recursive) {
$this->attachChildren($simplexlmelementobject);
}
return $simplexlmelementobject;
}
/**
* attaches all the children and their children of the current object to the object given in parameter
*
* @param SimpleXMLElement $simplexmlelement
*/
public function attachChildren($simplexmlelement)
{
foreach ($this->getChildren() as $child) {
$simplexmlelement_child = $simplexmlelement->addChild($child->getName(), $child->getValue());
foreach ($child->getAttributes() as $name => $value) {
$simplexmlelement_child->addAttribute($name, $value);
}
$child->attachChildren($simplexmlelement_child);
}
}
/**
