Converts an XML file into an array

<?php/* * To change this template, choose Tools | Templates * and open the template in the editor. */class Xmltoarray {function __construct () {} function Xml2array ($contents, $get _attributes=1, $priorit        y = ' tag ') {if (! $contents) return array ();            if (!function_exists (' xml_parser_create ')) {//print "' xml_parser_create () ' function not found! ';        return Array (); }//get the XML parser of php-php must has this module for the parser to work $parser = Xml_parser_create        (''); Xml_parser_set_option ($parser, xml_option_target_encoding, "UTF-8"); # http://minutillo.com/steve/weblog/2004/6/17/ Php-xml-and-character-encodings-a-tale-of-sadness-rage-and-data-loss xml_parser_set_option ($parser, XML_OPTION_        case_folding, 0);        Xml_parser_set_option ($parser, Xml_option_skip_white, 1);        Xml_parse_into_struct ($parser, Trim ($contents), $xml _values);        Xml_parser_free ($parser); If(! $xml _values) return;            Hmm ...        initializations $xml _array = Array ();        $parents = Array ();        $opened _tags = Array ();        $arr = Array (); $current = & $xml _array;        Refference//go through the tags. $repeated _tag_index = Array (); Multiple tags with same name would be turned to an array foreach ($xml _values as $data) {unset ($attr Ibutes, $value);  Remove existing values, or there'll be trouble//this command would extract these variables into the foreach            Scope//Tag (string), type (string), level (int), attributes (array). Extract ($data);            We could use the array by itself, but this cooler.            $result = Array ();            $attributes _data = Array ();                if (Isset ($value)) {if ($priority = = ' Tag ') $result = $value; else $result [' value '] = $value; Put the value in a assoc array if weis in the ' Attribute ' mode}//set the attributes too.                    if (Isset ($attributes) and $get _attributes) {foreach ($attributes as $attr = = $val) {                    if ($priority = = ' tag ') $attributes _data[$attr] = $val; else $result [' attr '] [$attr] = $val; Set all the attributes in an array called ' attr '}}//see tag status and do the Nee            Ded.                if ($type = = "Open") {//the starting of the tag ' <tag> ' $parent [$level-1] = & $current; if (!is_array ($current) or (!in_array ($tag, Array_keys ($current))) {//insert New tag $current                    [$tag] = $result; if ($attributes _data) $current [$tag.                    ' _attr '] = $attributes _data; $repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                    $level] = 1;       $current = & $current [$tag];         } else {//there is another element with the same tag name if (Isset ($current [$tag][0])) {//i F there is a 0th element it was already an array $current [$tag] [$repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                        $level]] = $result; $repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                    $level]++;                        } else {//this section would make the value a array if multiple tags with the same name appear together $current [$tag] = Array ($current [$tag], $result); This would combine the existing item and the new item together to make an array $repeated _tag_inde x[$tag. '_' .                        $level] = 2; if (Isset ($current [$tag. ' _attr ']) {//the attribute of the last (0th) tag must is moved as well $current [$tag] [' 0_attr ' ] = $current [$tag.                            ' _attr ']; Unset ($current [$tag.                        ' _attr ']); }                    }                    $Last_item_index = $repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                    $level]-1;                $current = & $current [$tag] [$last _item_index]; }} elseif ($type = = "complete") {//tags, ends in 1 line ' <tag/> '//see if the key I                s already taken.                    if (!isset ($current [$tag])) {//new Key $current [$tag] = $result; $repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                    $level] = 1; if ($priority = = ' Tag ' and $attributes _data) $current [$tag.                ' _attr '] = $attributes _data; } else {//if taken, put all things inside a list (array) If (Isset ($current [$tag][0]) and Is_array ($cur                        rent[$tag]) {//if It is already an array ...//. Push the new element into the-that array. $current [$tag] [$repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                        $level]] = $result; if ($priority = = ' Tag ' and $get _attributes and $attriButes_data) {$current [$tag] [$repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' . $level].                        ' _attr '] = $attributes _data; } $repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                    $level]++; } else {//if it is isn't an array ... $current [$tag] = Array ($current [$tag], $result);//... Make it an array using using the existing value and the new value $repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' .                        $level] = 1; if ($priority = = ' Tag ' and $get _attributes) {if (Isset ($current [$tag. ' _attr ']) {//the attribute of the last (0th) tag must is moved as well $current [$tag] [' 0_a TTR '] = $current [$tag.                                ' _attr ']; Unset ($current [$tag.                            ' _attr ']); if ($attributes _data) {$current [$tag] [$repeated _tag_index[$ta G. '_' . $level]. '_attr '] = $attributes _data; }} $repeated _tag_index[$tag. '_' . $level]++; 0 and 1 index is already taken}}} elseif ($type = = ' Close ') {//end of T            Ag ' </tag> ' $current = & $parent [$level-1];    }} return $xml _array; }}?>

<?php/**&nbsp;* the returned multidimensional array into a one-dimensional array using recursion &nbsp;*/    function datatosession ($array) {        foreach ($array as $ Key = $value) {            if (Is_array ($value) && $value! = null) {                $this->datatosession ($value);            } else {                if (is_string ($value)) {                    $_session["$key"] = $value;                }}}    } ; >

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