API16:JRegistryFormatXML/objectToString

Description

Converts an object into an XML formatted string. If more than two levels of nested groups are necessary, since INI is not useful, XML or another format should be used.

Syntax

objectToString($object, $params)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$object		Data source object.
$params		Options used by the formatter.

Returns

string XML formatted string.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/registry/format/xml.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.registry.format.xml' );

Source Body

public function objectToString($object, $params)
{
        $depth = 1;
        $retval = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" ?>\n<config>\n";
        foreach (get_object_vars($object) as $key=>$item) {
                if (is_object($item)) {
                        $retval .= "\t<group name=\"".$key."\">\n";
                        $retval .= $this->_buildXMLstringLevel($item, $depth+1);
                        $retval .= "\t</group>\n";
                } else {
                        $retval .= "\t<entry name=\"".$key."\">".$item."</entry>\n";
                }
        }
        $retval .= '</config>';
        return $retval;
}