->toArray()
->toArray() – Get an array of the current result
Synopsis
array $DB_DataObject->toArray (
string $format = '%s'
,
bool $hideEmpty
= false
)
Description
Allows the fetching of an associate array (with optional key formating) for use with other packages, like HTML_QuickForm.
From PHP4.2.3RC2 onwards, The values of each column are retrieved using getXXXX() methods so you can change the formating of a row by defining a getter method.
Parameter
-
string $format- a sprintf string eg. 'form[%s]' -
bool $hideEmpty- If set to true, empty elements (no value/null) will not be returned
Note
This function can not be called statically.
Example
getting arrays
<?php
$person = new DataObjects_Person;
$person->get(2);
print_r($person->toArray());
print_r($person->toArray('user[%s]'));
print_r($person->toArray('user[%s]', true));
?>
Sample Output
Array
(
[id] => 2
[name] => test
[username] => username
[password] =>
[firstname] => jones
[lastname] =>
)
Array
(
[user[id]] => 2
[user[name]] => test
[user[username]] => username
[user[password]] =>
[user[firstname]] => jones
[user[lastname]] =>
)
Array
(
[user[id]] => 2
[user[name]] => test
[user[username]] => username
[user[firstname]] => jones
)