/** * Get the item to insert into the database * * @param string $type * * @return array */ public function _getItem($type = '', $flatten = true) { $formValues = $this->_form->getValues(); $return = $formValues; if ($flatten) { $return = array(); foreach (new RecursiveIteratorIterator(new RecursiveArrayIterator($formValues)) as $k => $v) { $return[$k] = $this->_checkNull($v); } } return $return; }