/**
* Convert an XML to Array
*
* @access public static
* @param string $node_name - name of the root node to be converted
* @param array $arr - aray to be converterd
* @return DOMDocument
* @since 1.1
*/
public static function &createArray($input_xml)
{
$xml = self::getXMLRoot();
if(is_string($input_xml))
{
$parsed = $xml->loadXML($input_xml);
if(!$parsed)
{
throw new Exception('[XML2Array] Error parsing the XML string.');
}
}
else
{
if(get_class($input_xml) != 'DOMDocument')
{
throw new Exception('[XML2Array] The input XML object should be of type: DOMDocument.');
}
$xml = self::$xml = $input_xml;
}
$array[$xml->documentElement->tagName] = self::convert($xml->documentElement);
self::$xml = null; // clear the xml node in the class for 2nd time use.
return $array;
}
