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function xml_to_array(SimpleXMLIterator $xml) {
  $out = array();

  foreach ($xml as $key => $value) {
    if ($xml->hasChildren()) {
      $out[$key] = xml_to_array($value);
    }
    else {
      if ($attributes = (array) $value->attributes()) {
        $out['#attributes'] = $attributes['@attributes'];
      }
      $out[$key] = (string) $value;
    }
  }

  return $out;
}