XML

The GenericDatabase\Helpers\Parsers\XML class provides a set of static methods for working with XML data.

It includes functionalities to check if an XML string is valid, convert data to appropriate types, decode a SimpleXMLElement object into an array or a string, and parse XML data into an array.

Example Usage:

// Check if an XML string is valid
$xmlString = "<root><element>data</element></root>";
$isValid = XML::isValidXML($xmlString);

Output: true

// Convert data to appropriate types
$data = "123";
$convertedData = XML::convertData($data);

Output: 123 (integer)

// Decode a SimpleXMLElement object into an array or a string
$xml = simplexml_load_string("<root><element>data</element></root>");
$decodedData = XML::decodeXML($xml);

Output: ['element' => 'data']

// Parse XML data into an array
$xmlData = "<root><options><option name='option1'>value1</option></options></root>";
$parsedData = XML::parseXML($xmlData);

Output: ['options' => ['option1' => 'value1']]

Main functionalities:

• Check if an XML string is valid
• Convert data to appropriate types
• Decode a SimpleXMLElement object into an array or a string
• Parse XML data into an array

Methods:

• isValidXML($xml): Checks if an XML string is valid by loading it as a SimpleXMLElement object and using XMLReader to validate it.
• convertData($data): Converts data to appropriate types, such as integers, floats, booleans, or leaves it as a string.
• decodeXML($xml, $attributesKey, $reduce, $alwaysArray, $valueKeys): Decodes a SimpleXMLElement object into an array or a string. It extracts attributes, values, and children elements recursively.
• extractAttributes($xml, $attributesKey, &$arr): Extracts attributes from a SimpleXMLElement object and adds them to an array.
• extractValue($xml, &$arr, $valueKeys): Extracts the value from a SimpleXMLElement object and adds it to an array.
• processChildren($xml, &$arr, $attributesKey, $reduce, $alwaysArray, $valueKeys): Processes the children of a SimpleXMLElement object and adds them to an array.
• parseXML($xml): Parses XML data into an array. It uses decodeXML to decode the XML and extract options as a separate array.