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  1.  
  2. class XMLSerializer {
  3.  
  4.     // functions adopted from http://www.sean-barton.co.uk/2009/03/turning-an-array-or-object-into-xml-using-php/
  5.  
  6.     public static function generateValidXmlFromObj($obj, $node_block='nodes', $node_name='node') {
  7.         $arr = get_object_vars($obj);
  8.         return self::generateValidXmlFromArray($arr, $node_block, $node_name);
  9.     }
  10.  
  11.     public static function generateValidXmlFromArray($array, $node_block='nodes', $node_name='node') {
  12.         $xml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>';
  13.  
  14.         $xml .= '<' . $node_block . '>';
  15.         $xml .= self::generateXmlFromArray($array, $node_name);
  16.         $xml .= '</' . $node_block . '>';
  17.  
  18.         return $xml;
  19.     }
  20.  
  21.     private static function generateXmlFromArray($array, $node_name) {
  22.         $xml = '';
  23.  
  24.         if (is_array($array) || is_object($array)) {
  25.             foreach ($array as $key=>$value) {
  26.                 if (is_numeric($key)) {
  27.                     $key = $node_name;
  28.                 }
  29.  
  30.                 $xml .= '<' . $key . '>' . self::generateXmlFromArray($value, $node_name) . '</' . $key . '>';
  31.             }
  32.         } else {
  33.             $xml = htmlspecialchars($array, ENT_QUOTES);
  34.         }
  35.  
  36.         return $xml;
  37.     }
  38.  
  39. }

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