Smarty Modifier parseXML to Array

modifier.parseXML.php

<?php
/**
 * Smarty plugin
 * @package Smarty
 * @subpackage PluginsModifier
 */

/**
 * Smarty {$xml|parseXML} function plugin
 *
 * Type:     modifier<br>
 * Name:     parseXML<br>
 * Purpose:  parseXML
 * @author Rene Reimann | xananax@yelostudio.com
 * @link http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.simplexml.php#98077
 *
 * @param object $xml template object
 * @return array
 */
function smarty_modifier_parseXML($xml)
{
	$xmlarray = simpleXMLToArray($xml);
	return $xmlarray;
}

/**
 * Converts a simpleXML element into an array. Preserves attributes and everything.
 * You can choose to get your elements either flattened, or stored in a custom index that
 * you define.
 * For example, for a given element
 * <field name="someName" type="someType"/>
 * if you choose to flatten attributes, you would get:
 * $array['field']['name'] = 'someName';
 * $array['field']['type'] = 'someType';
 * If you choose not to flatten, you get:
 * $array['field']['@attributes']['name'] = 'someName';
 * _____________________________________
 * Repeating fields are stored in indexed arrays. so for a markup such as:
 * <parent>
 * <child>a</child>
 * <child>b</child>
 * <child>c</child>
 * </parent>
 * you array would be:
 * $array['parent']['child'][0] = 'a';
 * $array['parent']['child'][1] = 'b';
 * ...And so on.
 * _____________________________________
 * @param simpleXMLElement $xml the XML to convert
 * @param boolean $flattenValues Choose wether to flatten values or to set them under a particular index. defaults to true;
 * @param boolean $flattenAttributes Choose wether to flatten attributes or to set them under a particular index.  Defaults to true;
 * @param boolean $flattenChildren Choose wether to flatten children or to set them under a particular index. Defaults to true;
 * @param string $valueKey index for values, in case $flattenValues was set to false. Defaults to "@value"
 * @param string $attributesKey index for attributes, in case $flattenAttributes was set to false. Defaults to "@attributes"
 * @param string $childrenKey index for children, in case $flattenChildren was set to false. Defaults to "@children"
 * @return array the resulting array.
*/

function simpleXMLToArray($xml, $flattenValues=true, $flattenAttributes = true, $flattenChildren=true, $valueKey='@value', $attributesKey='@attributes', $childrenKey='@children'){

        $return = array();
        if(!($xml instanceof SimpleXMLElement)){return $return;}
        $name = $xml->getName();
        $_value = trim((string)$xml);
        if(strlen($_value)==0){$_value = null;};

        if($_value!==null){
            if(!$flattenValues){$return[$valueKey] = $_value;}
            else{$return = $_value;}
        }

        $children = array();
        $first = true;
        foreach($xml->children() as $elementName => $child){
            $value = simpleXMLToArray($child, $flattenValues, $flattenAttributes, $flattenChildren, $valueKey, $attributesKey, $childrenKey);
            if(isset($children[$elementName])){
                if($first){
                    $temp = $children[$elementName];
                    unset($children[$elementName]);
                    $children[$elementName][] = $temp;
                    $first=false;
                }
                $children[$elementName][] = $value;
            }
            else{
                $children[$elementName] = $value;
            }
        }
        if(count($children)>0){
            if(!$flattenChildren){$return[$childrenKey] = $children;}
            else{$return = array_merge($return,$children);}
        }

        $attributes = array();
        foreach($xml->attributes() as $name=>$value){
            $attributes[$name] = trim($value);
        }
        if(count($attributes)>0){
            if(!$flattenAttributes){$return[$attributesKey] = $attributes;}
            else{$return = array_merge($return, $attributes);}
        }
       
        return $return;
    }
?>