Function Convert object to array

objectToArray.php

<?php 
/**
 * Convert object to array
 */ 

function objectToArray($obj) {
    if(is_object($obj)) 
        $obj = (array) $obj;

    if(is_array($obj)) {
        $new = array();
        foreach($obj as $key => $val) {
            $key2 = str_replace("\0", "", $key);
            $new[$key2] = object_to_array($val);
        }
    }else 
       $new = $obj;

    return $new;       
}