JUtility/parseAttributes
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Description[edit]
Method to extract key/value pairs out of a string with xml style attributes
Syntax[edit]
static parseAttributes($string)
Parameter Name | Default Value | Description |
---|---|---|
$string | $string String containing xml style attributes |
Returns[edit]
array Key/Value pairs for the attributes
Defined in[edit]
libraries/joomla/utilities/utility.php
Importing[edit]
jimport( 'joomla.utilities.utility' );
Source Body[edit]
public static function parseAttributes($string)
{
// Initialise variables.
$attr = array();
$retarray = array();
// Lets grab all the key/value pairs using a regular expression
preg_match_all('/([\w:-]+)[\s]?=[\s]?"([^"]*)"/i', $string, $attr);
if (is_array($attr))
{
$numPairs = count($attr[1]);
for ($i = 0; $i < $numPairs; $i++)
{
$retarray[$attr[1][$i]] = $attr[2][$i];
}
}
return $retarray;
}
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