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Install ------- [](#install) ``` composer require rboonzaijer/php-array-to-xml ^2.0 ``` Require the vendor files (these already loaded if you are using something like Symfony or Laravel) ``` require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php'; ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) Basic example: ``` use RBoonzaijer\PhpArrayToXml\PhpArrayToXml; $converter = new PhpArrayToXml(); $result = $converter->toXmlString(['title' => 'My Products']); ``` Output: ``` My Products ``` Output Format (Prettify) ------------------------ [](#output-format-prettify) > `->setFormatOutput(bool $value = false)` > Alias: `->prettify()` is the same as typing: `->setFormatOutput(true)` ``` $array = [ 'title' => 'My Products', 'pricing' => 'Pricing' ]; ``` Default: ``` My ProductsPricing ``` Usage: ``` $result = $converter->setFormatOutput(true)->toXmlString($array); // or use the alias: $result = $converter->prettify()->toXmlString($array); ``` Result: ``` My Products Pricing ``` Custom root name ---------------- [](#custom-root-name) > `->setCustomRootName(string $value = 'root')` ``` $result = $converter->setCustomRootName('data')->toXmlString(); ``` Result: ``` ... ``` Custom tag name --------------- [](#custom-tag-name) > Custom tag names are used when an array has no key names > > `->setCustomTagName(string $value = 'node')` ``` $array = [ 'title' => 'My Products', 'products' => [ [ 'name' => 'Raspberry Pi 3', 'price' => 39.99 ], [ 'name' => 'Arduino Uno Rev3', 'price' => 19.99 ] ] ]; ``` Default (prettified): ``` My Products Raspberry Pi 3 39.99 Arduino Uno Rev3 19.99 ``` Usage: ``` $xml_string = $converter->setCustomTagName('item')->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` My Products Raspberry Pi 3 39.99 Arduino Uno Rev3 19.99 ``` XML version ----------- [](#xml-version) > `->setVersion(string $value = '1.0')` ``` $xml_string = $converter->setVersion('1.1')->toXmlString(['test']); ``` Result (prettified): ``` test ``` XML encoding ------------ [](#xml-encoding) > `->setEncoding(string $value = 'UTF-8')` ``` $xml_string = $converter->setEncoding('ISO-8859-1')->toXmlString(['test']); ``` Result (prettified): ``` test ``` Tag separator ------------- [](#tag-separator) > Set the value for the separator that will be used to replace special characters in tag names > > `->setSeparator(string $value = '_')` ``` $array = [ 'some of these keys have' => 'My Value 1', 'spaces in them' => 'My Value 2', ]; ``` Default (prettified): ``` My Value 1 My Value 2 ``` Usage: ``` $xml_string = $converter->setSeparator('-')->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` My Value 1 My Value 2 ``` Transform tag names ------------------- [](#transform-tag-names) > Transform tag names to uppercase/lowercase > > `->setTransformTags(string $value = null)` ``` $array = [ 'This' => [ 'Is' => [ 'an', 'Example' ] ] ]; ``` Default (prettified): ``` an Example ``` Usage (lowercase): ``` $xml_string = $converter->setTransformTags('lowercase')->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` an Example ``` Usage (uppercase): ``` $xml_string = $converter->setTransformTags('uppercase')->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` an Example ``` Usage (uppercase, but with custom tag names, which will not be transformed): ``` $xml_string = $converter ->setTransformTags('uppercase') ->setCustomRootName('MyRoot') ->setCustomTagName('MyCustomTag') ->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` an Example ``` Set numeric tag suffix ---------------------- [](#set-numeric-tag-suffix) > If this is not null, it appends the numeric array key to the tag name, with the value as separator. > > `->setNumericTagSuffix(string $value = null)` ``` $array = [ 'this', 'is', 'an' [ 'example', 'using', 'numeric tag suffix', ], ]; ``` Default (prettified): ``` this is an example using numeric tag suffix ``` Usage: ``` $xml_string = $converter->setNumericTagSuffix('_')->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` this is an example using numeric tag suffix ``` Cast boolean values ------------------- [](#cast-boolean-values) > By default boolean values from the array will be cast to the string 'true' or 'false'. You can choose to cast it to any (string) value you like. This method only works on real boolean values, so strings with the value 'true' and 'false' are untouched. > > `->setCastBooleanValueTrue(string $value = 'true')` > `->setCastBooleanValueFalse(string $value = 'false')` ``` $array = [ 'StringTrue' => 'true', 'StringFalse' => 'false', 'BooleanTrue' => true, 'BooleanFalse' => false ]; ``` Default (prettified): ``` true false true false ``` Usage: ``` $xml_string = $converter->setCastBooleanTrue('Yes')->setCastBooleanFalse('No')->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` true false Yes No ``` Cast NULL values ---------------- [](#cast-null-values) > By default null values from the array will have no value in the XML, so the tag looks something like this: ``. You can choose to cast it to any (string) value you like. This method only works on real 'null' values, so strings with the value `'null'` or empty strings `''` are untouched. > > `->setCastNullValue(null|string $value = null)` ``` $array = [ 'StringNull' => 'null', 'StringEmpty' => '', 'RealNull' => null ]; ``` Default (prettified): ``` null ``` Usage: ``` $xml_string = $converter->setCastNullValue('__NULL__')->setCastBooleanFalse('No')->toXmlString($array); ``` Result (prettified): ``` null __NULL__ ``` Development ----------- [](#development) - [DEVELOPMENT.md](DEVELOPMENT.md) ### Health Score 45 — FairBetter than 93% of packages Maintenance66 Regular maintenance activity Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity75 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 89.1% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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