/**
* Convert an array to a string.
*
* PHP API Extension
*
* Example
* <code>
* $arr = array('A', 'B', 'indC' => 'C', array('D', 'E'), 'indF'=>'F');
* echo array_to_string($arr);
* </code>
* Output:
* <code>
* A,B,indC:C,(D,E),indF:F
* </code>
*
* @access public
* @static
* @param array $array
* @param string $hashsep A character to be used as a hash key and val seperator
* @param string $elemsep A character to be used as a elememt separator
* @param string $openarray A character to be used as an open bracket of an array
* @param string $closearray A character to be used as a close bracket of an array
* @param boolean $encode Performe encode for key/val or not
* Note: encoding is usually necessary especially when you want
* to use delimiter characters in keys and values
* @return string
* @see string_to_array
* @version $Id: v 1.3 2008-07-15 11:14:46 sonots $
*/
function array_to_string($array, $hashsep = ':', $elemsep = ',', $openarray = '(', $closearray = ')', $encode = true)
{
$string = "";
$delims = $hashsep . $elemsep . $openarray . $closearray;
foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
if (is_array($value)) {
$value = sonots::array_to_string($value, $hashsep, $elemsep, $openarray, $closearray, $encode);
$value = $openarray . $value . $closearray;
} else {
$value = $encode ? sonots::urlencode($value, $delims) : $value;
}
if (is_int($key)) {
$string .= $elemsep . $value;
} else {
$key = $encode ? sonots::urlencode($key, $delims) : $key;
$string .= $elemsep . $key . $hashsep . $value;
}
}
$string = substr($string, 1);
return $string;
}
