PHP: How To Convert StdObj To Array And Vice Versa

Sometimes it’s just easier to work with an Array instead of a StdObject. Converting an array back to a StdObject is also easy to do.

How To Convert Object To Array

function object2array($data) {
    if(!is_object($data) && !is_array($data)) return $data;

    if(is_object($data)) $data = get_object_vars($data);

    return array_map('object2array', $data);
}

How To Convert Array To Object

function array2object($data) {
    if(!is_array($data)) return $data;

    $object = new stdClass();
    if (is_array($data) && count($data) > 0) {
        foreach ($data as $name=>$value) {
            $name = strtolower(trim($name));
            if (!empty($name)) {
                $object->$name = array2object($value);
            }
        }
    }
    return $object;
}