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verdant/xml2array
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Convert from XML to array, array to XML, based on libs from lalit.org

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Readme
======

[](#readme)

Convert XML to an array representation, and then convert back to XML again.

Drop-in replacement for Lalit.org's XML2Array and Array2XML classes, based on their work.

- Configurable to use different special array keys for attributes/cdata/value
- Configurable to preserve tag and attribute namespaces
- Array to XML conversion automatically uses the root array element as the root XML node, if only one element exists at the top-level in the array

Usage Examples
--------------

[](#usage-examples)

#### Basic usage

[](#basic-usage)

```
$array = XML2Array::createArray($xml);
$xml = Array2XML::createXML($array);

```

Note that there's no need to specify the 'rootNode' parameter from the previous implementation. If the array contains a single root item, that will automatically be used as the root node.

#### Drop-in replacement

[](#drop-in-replacement)

Of course, if you need a drop-in replacement, the old syntax works as before.

```
$array = XML2Array::createArray($xml);
$xml = Array2XML::createXML('rootNode', $array);

```

#### Preserve namespaces

[](#preserve-namespaces)

```
$config = array(
    'useNamespaces' => true,
);
$array = XML2Array::createArray($xml, $config);

```

#### Use JSON-friendly special keys

[](#use-json-friendly-special-keys)

```
$config = array(
    'attributesKey' => '$attributes',
    'cdataKey'      => '$cdata',
    'valueKey'      => '$value',
);
$array = XML2Array::createArray($xml, $config);
$xml = Array2XML::createXML($array, $config);

```

Further Reading
---------------

[](#further-reading)

Original [XML2Array](http://www.lalit.org/lab/convert-xml-to-array-in-php-xml2array/) and [Array2XML](http://www.lalit.org/lab/convert-php-array-to-xml-with-attributes/) libraries from Lalit.org

###  Health Score

32

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LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity40

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

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Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

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**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

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