ObjectConverter - one of those classes you won't see the point of until you hit the problem.
Problem: When you convert an object (instance of a class) to an array in PHP, only the public properties are included; often you need public, protected, private and inherited properties to be visible, indeed there isn't any real way to expose all properties of an object without adding a "toArray" method to class itself; simply there is no simple way to do this (private properties are private for a reason!).
Solution: ObjectConverter :) This is a utility class which will turn any given instance in to either an array or a bare stdClass instance; effectively exposing all properties so you can persist or transfer your objects easily.
Note: afaik no other "object to array" script can do this, and after playing with multiple approaches over the years I finally settled on this implementation which does *not* use reflection or any such heavy weight trickery.
Usage:
$array = ObjectConverter::toArray( $obj );
$stdClass = ObjectConverter::toStdClass( $obj );
Download: ObjectConverter PHP Script (php5 only)
That's awsomme !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks a lot
This is great. I was looking for this to convert a complex object onto an array to feed into a Zend Framework Form.
Thanks!!!!!