PHP Array and Object Magic

Sometimes it will be useful to convert object to array or array to object: iterate, store, modify, etc.

It's simple with PHP5:

$myItem = array(
    "color" => "black",
    "size" => "medium",
    "pieces" => 100,
    "cost" => 44.99
);

$myItemObject = (object) $myItem;

echo "Array as object:\n";
print_r($myItemObject);
echo "\n";

$myItemArray = (array) $myItemObject;
echo "Object as array:\n";
print_r($myItemArray);

Output:

Array as object:
stdClass Object
(
    [color] => black
    [size] => medium
    [pieces] => 100
    [cost] => 44.99
)

Object as array:
Array
(
    [color] => black
    [size] => medium
    [pieces] => 100
    [cost] => 44.99
)

Be careful with protected and private class members:

class Casting
{
    public $pub = "I'm a public member";
    protected $pro = "I'm a protected from outlanders";
    private $pri = "I'm a hidden property";
}

$casting = new Casting();

print_r($casting);
print_r((array) $casting);

Output:

Casting Object
(
    [pub] => I'm a public member
    [pro:protected] => I'm a protected from outlanders
    [pri:private] => I'm a hidden property
)
Array
(
    [pub] => I'm a public member
    [*pro] => I'm a protected from outlanders
    [Castingpri] => I'm a hidden property
)