public function unserialize($data)
{
if ($data) {
return ncXML2Array::createArray($data);
}
return '';
}
/**
* Convert an XML to Array
* @param string $node_name - name of the root node to be converted
* @param array $arr - aray to be converterd
* @return DOMDocument
*/
public static function &createArray($input_xml)
{
$xml = self::getXMLRoot();
if (is_string($input_xml)) {
$parsed = $xml->loadXML($input_xml);
if (!$parsed) {
throw new Exception('[ncXML2Array] Error parsing the XML string.');
}
} else {
if (get_class($input_xml) != 'DOMDocument') {
throw new Exception('[ncXML2Array] 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;
}
