/**
* converts a string containing xml into an array
* @param string to be unescaped
* @param bool (default false) true to recurse
* @return array
*/
static function ToArray($xmlstring, $recurse = false)
{
$xml = VerySimpleXmlUtil::SafeParse($xmlstring);
$array = array();
if ($recurse) {
VerySimpleXmlUtil::RecurseXmlObjToArr($xml, $array);
} else {
foreach ($xml as $key => $val) {
$array[strval($key)] = strval($val);
}
}
return $array;
}
/**
* converts a string containing xml into an array. Note that if $recurse is false
* This this will return a more simple structure but will only parse up to 3 levels
* @param string to be unescaped
* @param bool (default false) true to recurse
* @param string $emptyVal if $xml is empty, default to this value (ex "<xml/>")
* @return array
*/
static function ToArray($xmlstring, $recurse = false, $emptyVal = null)
{
$xmlstring = trim($xmlstring);
if (!$xmlstring) {
$xmlstring = $emptyVal;
if (!$xmlstring) {
throw new Exception('Empty string could not be parsed as XML');
}
}
$xml = VerySimpleXmlUtil::SafeParse($xmlstring);
$array = array();
if ($recurse) {
VerySimpleXmlUtil::RecurseXmlObjToArr($xml, $array);
} else {
foreach ($xml as $key => $val) {
$children = $val->children();
if ($children) {
$grandchildren = $children->children();
if ($grandchildren) {
$array[$key] = $children;
} else {
$array[] = $val;
}
} else {
$array[strval($key)] = strval($val);
}
}
}
return $array;
}
