->toArray() -- Get an array of the current result
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
Example 39-1. getting arrays $person = new DataObjects_Person;
$person->get(2);
print_r($person->toArray());
print_r($person->toArray('user[%s]'));
print_r($person->toArray('user[%s]', true)); |
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Example 39-2. 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
) |
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