Class Xml
XML handling for Cake.
The methods in these classes enable the datasources that use XML to work.
Copyright: Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
Location: Cake/Utility/Xml.php
Method Summary
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_createChild() protected static
Helper to _fromArray(). It will create childs of arrays -
_fromArray() protected static
Recursive method to create childs from array -
_loadXml() protected static
Parse the input data and create either a SimpleXmlElement object or a DOMDocument. -
_toArray() protected static
Recursive method to toArray -
build() public static
Initialize SimpleXMLElement or DOMDocument from a given XML string, file path, URL or array. -
fromArray() public static
Transform an array into a SimpleXMLElement -
toArray() public static
Returns this XML structure as a array.
Method Detail
_createChild() protected static ¶
_createChild( array $data )
Helper to _fromArray(). It will create childs of arrays
Parameters
- array $data
- Array with informations to create childs
_fromArray() protected static ¶
_fromArray( DOMDocument $dom , DOMElement $node , array $data , string $format )
Recursive method to create childs from array
Parameters
- DOMDocument $dom
- Handler to DOMDocument
- DOMElement $node
- Handler to DOMElement (child)
- array $data
- Array of data to append to the $node.
- string $format
- Either 'attribute' or 'tags'. This determines where nested keys go.
Throws
_loadXml() protected static ¶
_loadXml( string $input , array $options )
Parse the input data and create either a SimpleXmlElement object or a DOMDocument.
Parameters
- string $input
- The input to load.
- array $options
- The options to use. See Xml::build()
Returns
_toArray() protected static ¶
_toArray( SimpleXMLElement $xml , array $parentData , string $ns , array $namespaces )
Recursive method to toArray
Parameters
- SimpleXMLElement $xml
- SimpleXMLElement object
- array $parentData
- Parent array with data
- string $ns
- Namespace of current child
- array $namespaces
- List of namespaces in XML
build() public static ¶
build( mixed $input , array $options = array() )
Initialize SimpleXMLElement or DOMDocument from a given XML string, file path, URL or array.
Usage:
Building XML from a string:
$xml = Xml::build('<example>text</example>');
Building XML from string (output DOMDocument):
$xml = Xml::build('<example>text</example>', array('return' => 'domdocument'));
Building XML from a file path:
$xml = Xml::build('/path/to/an/xml/file.xml');
Building from a remote URL:
$xml = Xml::build('http://example.com/example.xml');
Building from an array:
{{{ $value = array( 'tags' => array( 'tag' => array( array( 'id' => '1', 'name' => 'defect' ), array( 'id' => '2', 'name' => 'enhancement' ) ) ) ); $xml = Xml::build($value); }}}
When building XML from an array ensure that there is only one top level element.
Options
returnCan be 'simplexml' to return object of SimpleXMLElement or 'domdocument' to return DOMDocument.loadEntitiesDefaults to false. Set to true to enable loading of<!ENTITYdefinitions. This is disabled by default for security reasons.- If using array as input, you can pass
optionsfrom Xml::fromArray.
Parameters
- mixed $input
- XML string, a path to a file, an URL or an array
- array $options optional array()
- The options to use
Returns
SimpleXMLElement or DOMDocument
Throws
fromArray() public static ¶
fromArray( array $input , array $options = array() )
Transform an array into a SimpleXMLElement
Options
formatIf create childs ('tags') or attributes ('attribute').versionVersion of XML document. Default is 1.0.encodingEncoding of XML document. If null remove from XML header. Default is the some of application.returnIf return object of SimpleXMLElement ('simplexml') or DOMDocument ('domdocument'). Default is SimpleXMLElement.
Using the following data:
{{{ $value = array( 'root' => array( 'tag' => array( 'id' => 1, 'value' => 'defect', '@' => 'description' ) ) ); }}}
Calling Xml::fromArray($value, 'tags'); Will generate:
<root><tag><id>1</id><value>defect</value>description</tag></root>
And calling Xml::fromArray($value, 'attribute'); Will generate:
<root><tag id="1" value="defect">description</tag></root>
Parameters
- array $input
- Array with data
- array $options optional array()
- The options to use
Returns
SimpleXMLElement or DOMDocument