Simple XML to Array Converter

This package is a simple XML to Array converter for Laravel.

Installation

You can install the package via composer:

composer require php-junior/laravel-xml

Usage

default xml root tag is root

use Illuminate\Support\Arr;

$data = [
    'name' => 'John Doe',
    'description' => 'This is a <strong>description</strong>',
    'bio01' => 'This is a <strong>bio01</strong>',
    'bio02' => 'This is a <strong>bio02</strong>',
    'bio03' => 'This is a <strong>bio03</strong>',
    'bio04' => 'This is a <strong>bio04</strong>',
];

$xml = Arr::toXml($data);
<root>
    <name>John Doe</name>
    ...
</root>

// change root tag
$xml = Arr::toXml($data, 'user');
<user>
    <name>John Doe</name>
    ...
</user>

// cdata tag
$xml = Arr::toXml($data, 'user', ['description']);
<user>
    <name>John Doe</name>
    <description><![CDATA[This is a <strong>description</strong>]]></description>
    ...
</user>

// cdata wildcard tag
$xml = Arr::toXml($data, 'user', ['bio*']);
<user>
    <name>John Doe</name>
    <bio01><![CDATA[This is a <strong>bio01</strong>]]></bio01>
    <bio02><![CDATA[This is a <strong>bio02</strong>]]></bio02>
    <bio03><![CDATA[This is a <strong>bio03</strong>]]></bio03>
    <bio04><![CDATA[This is a <strong>bio04</strong>]]></bio04>
</user>

// xml to array
$data = Arr::fromXml($xml);
[
    'name' => 'John Doe',
    'description' => 'This is a <strong>description</strong>',
    'bio01' => 'This is a <strong>bio01</strong>',
    'bio02' => 'This is a <strong>bio02</strong>',
    'bio03' => 'This is a <strong>bio03</strong>',
    'bio04' => 'This is a <strong>bio04</strong>',
]