Convert

\nn\t3::Convert()

Converting arrays to models, models to JSONs, arrays to ObjectStorages, hex colors to RGB, and a whole lot more that has anything to do to do.

Overview of Methods

\nn\t3::Convert()->toArray($obj = NULL, $depth = 3);

Converts a model to an array. Alias to nnt3::Obj()->toArray();

For memory problems due to recursion: Specify max-depth!

\nn\t3::Convert($model)->toArray(2);
\nn\t3::Convert($model)->toArray(); => ['uid'=>1, 'title'=>'example', ...]

@return array

\nn\t3::Convert()->toBytes();

Converts a human-readable specification of bytes/megabytes to a byte integer. Extremely tolerant of spaces, capitalization, and commas instead of periods

\nn\t3::Convert('1M')->toBytes(); // -> 1048576
\nn\t3::Convert('1 MB')->toBytes(); // -> 1048576
\nn\t3::Convert('1kb')->toBytes(); // -> 1024
\nn\t3::Convert('1,5kb')->toBytes(); // -> 1024
\nn\t3::Convert('1.5Gb')->toBytes(); // -> 1610612736

For the reverse (bytes to human readable notation like 1024 -> 1kb) there is there is a handy Fluid ViewHelper in the core:

{fileSize->f:format.bytes()}

@return integer

\nn\t3::Convert()->toFileReference();

. Converts a \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\FileReference (or its uid) into a \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FileReference

\nn\t3::Convert( $input )->toFileReference() => \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FileReference

@param $input Can be \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Resource\FileReference or uid of it.

@return \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Domain\Model\FileReference

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\nn\t3::Convert()->toIso();

Converts (normalizes) a string to ISO-8859-1

\nn\t3::Convert('äöü')->toIso();

@return string

\nn\t3::Convert()->toJson($obj = NULL, $depth = 3);

Converts a model to a JSON

\nn\t3::Convert($model)->toJson() => ['uid'=>1, 'title'=>'example', ...]

@return array

\nn\t3::Convert()->toModel($className = NULL, $parentModel = NULL);

Converts an array to a model.

\nn\t3::Convert($array)->toModel( \Nng\Model\Name::class ) => \Nng\Model\Name

Can also automatically create FileReferences. In this example, a new model of type \Nng\Model\Name is created and then then persisted in the database. The falMedia field is an ObjectStorage. with FileReferences. The FileReferences are created automatically!

$data = [
    'pid' => 6,
    'title' => 'new record',
    'description' => 'The text',
    'falMedia' => [
        ['title'=>'Image 1', 'publicUrl'=>'fileadmin/_tests/5e505e6b6143a.jpg']
        ['title'=>'image 2', 'publicUrl'=>'fileadmin/_tests/5e505fbf5d3dd.jpg'],
        ['title'=>'image 3', 'publicUrl'=>'fileadmin/_tests/5e505f435061e.jpg'],
    ]
];
$newModel = \nn\t3::Convert( $data )->toModel( \Nng\Model\Name::class );
$modelRepository->add( $newModel );
\nn\t3::Db()->persistAll();

Example: create a news model from an array:

$entry = [
    'pid' => 12,
    'title' => 'news-title',
    'description' => '<p>My News</p>',
    'falMedia' => [['publicUrl' => 'fileadmin/image.jpg', 'title'=>'image'], ...],
    'categories' => [1, 2]
];
$model = \nn\t3::Convert( $entry )->toModel( \GeorgRinger\News\Domain\Model\News::class );
$newsRepository->add( $model );
\nn\t3::Db()->persistAll();

Note To update an already existing model with data from an array there is there is the method $updatedModel = \nn\t3::Obj( $prevModel )->merge( $data );

@return mixed

\nn\t3::Convert()->toObjectStorage($obj = NULL, $childType = NULL);

Converts something to an ObjectStorage

\nn\t3::Convert($something)->toObjectStorage()
\nn\t3::Convert($something)->toObjectStorage( \My\Child\Type::class )

\nn\t3::Convert()->toObjectStorage([['uid'=>1], ['uid'=>2], ...], \My\Child\Type::class )
\nn\t3::Convert()->toObjectStorage([1, 2, ...], \My\Child\Type::class )

@return ObjectStorage

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\nn\t3::Convert()->toRGB();

Converts a color value to another number format

\nn\t3::Convert('#ff6600')->toRGB(); // -> 255,128,0

@return string

\nn\t3::Convert()->toSysCategories();

Converts a list to an ObjectStorage with SysCategory

Not yet implemented!

@return ObjectStorage

\nn\t3::Convert()->toUTF8();

Converts (normalizes) a string to UTF-8

\nn\t3::Convert('äöü')->toUTF8();

@return string