cakephp-2.0 > Xml :: fromArray()
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fromArray

line:152 at /lib/Cake/Utility/Xml.php
Transform an array into a SimpleXMLElement

Method

(SimpleXMLElement|DOMDocument) public fromArray ($input, $options = array())

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$input array required Array with data
$options array optional The options to use array()

Return

SimpleXMLElement|DOMDocument

Comment

Transform an array into a SimpleXMLElement

### Options

- `format` If create childs ('tags') or attributes ('attribute').
- `version` Version of XML document. Default is 1.0.
- `encoding` Encoding of XML document. If null remove from XML header. Default is the some of application.
- `return` If 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>`

@param array $input Array with data
@param array $options The options to use
@return SimpleXMLElement|DOMDocument SimpleXMLElement or DOMDocument
@throws XmlException