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Convert an associate array to an object?
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| Robert Oschler 2005-06-09, 3:56 pm |
| With PHP 4, is there a way to convert an associative array to an object?
For example, suppose I have the following arrays inside a nested associative
array ($nestedAA):
$AA1['field1'] = 'fieldValue1';
$AA2['field2'] = 'fieldValue2';
$nestedAA['AA1'] = $AA1;
$nestedAA['AA2'] = $AA2;
I would like to take $nestedAA and convert it to an object called
$nestedObject with properties I could access like this:
echo $nestedObject->AA1->field1; # This would print 'fieldValue1'
echo $nestedObject->AA2->field2; # This would print 'fieldValue2'
How can I do this? Note, I would like a conversion method that I could use
with any nested associativee array and create the object dynamically (at
runtime).
Thanks,
Robert
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| Andy Hassall 2005-06-09, 8:56 pm |
| On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:59:12 -0400, "Robert Oschler" <no-mail-please@nospam.com>
wrote:
>With PHP 4, is there a way to convert an associative array to an object?
>
>For example, suppose I have the following arrays inside a nested associative
>array ($nestedAA):
>
>$AA1['field1'] = 'fieldValue1';
>
>$AA2['field2'] = 'fieldValue2';
>
>$nestedAA['AA1'] = $AA1;
>$nestedAA['AA2'] = $AA2;
>
>I would like to take $nestedAA and convert it to an object called
>$nestedObject with properties I could access like this:
>
>echo $nestedObject->AA1->field1; # This would print 'fieldValue1'
>echo $nestedObject->AA2->field2; # This would print 'fieldValue2'
>
>How can I do this? Note, I would like a conversion method that I could use
>with any nested associativee array and create the object dynamically (at
>runtime).
Something like:
<pre>
<?php
$AA1['field1'] = 'fieldValue1';
$AA2['field2'] = 'fieldValue2';
$nestedAA['AA1'] = $AA1;
$nestedAA['AA2'] = $AA2;
var_dump($nestedAA);
function array_to_obj($array, &$obj)
{
foreach ($array as $key => $value)
{
if (is_array($value))
{
$obj->$key = new stdClass();
array_to_obj($value, $obj->$key);
}
else
{
$obj->$key = $value;
}
}
return $obj;
}
$nestedObject= new stdClass();
array_to_obj($nestedAA, $nestedObject);
print_r($nestedObject);
echo $nestedObject->AA1->field1; # This would print 'fieldValue1'
echo $nestedObject->AA2->field2; # This would print 'fieldValue2'
?>
</pre>
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