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Serializing arrays and hashes¶
Introduction¶
Serializing arrays and hashes (a concept that in PHP has not explicit boundaries)
can be challenging. The serializer offers via @Type annotation different options
to configure its behavior, but if we try to serialize directly an array
(not as a property of an object), we need to use context information to determine the
array ?type?
Examples¶
In case of a JSON serialization:
<?php
// default (let the PHP's json_encode function decide)
$serializer->serialize([1, 2]); // [1, 2]
$serializer->serialize(['a', 'b']); // ['a', 'b']
$serializer->serialize(['c' => 'd']); // {"c" => "d"}
// same as default (let the PHP's json_encode function decide)
$serializer->serialize([1, 2], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array')); // [1, 2]
$serializer->serialize([1 => 2], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array')); // {"1": 2}
$serializer->serialize(['a', 'b'], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array')); // ['a', 'b']
$serializer->serialize(['c' => 'd'], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array')); // {"c" => "d"}
// typehint as strict array, keys will be always discarded
$serializer->serialize([], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<integer>')); // []
$serializer->serialize([1, 2], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<integer>')); // [1, 2]
$serializer->serialize(['a', 'b'], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<integer>')); // ['a', 'b']
$serializer->serialize(['c' => 'd'], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<string>')); // ["d"]
// typehint as hash, keys will be always considered
$serializer->serialize([], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<integer,integer>')); // {}
$serializer->serialize([1, 2], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<integer,integer>')); // {"0" : 1, "1" : 2}
$serializer->serialize(['a', 'b'], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<integer,integer>')); // {"0" : "a", "1" : "b"}
$serializer->serialize(['c' => 'd'], SerializationContext::create()->setInitialType('array<string,string>')); // {"c" : "d"}
Note: This applies only for the JSON serialization.