# Class yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter

Inheritance | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements | yii\base\Configurable, yii\web\ResponseFormatterInterface
Available since version | 2.0
Source Code | https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/blob/master/framework/web/XmlResponseFormatter.php

XmlResponseFormatter formats the given data into an XML response content.

It is used by yii\web\Response to format response data.

## Public Properties

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Property | Type | Description | Defined By
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$behaviors | yii\base\Behavior[] | List of behaviors attached to this component. This property is read-only. | yii\base\Component
$contentType | string | The Content-Type header for the response | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
$encoding | string | The XML encoding. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
$itemTag | string | The name of the elements that represent the array elements with numeric keys. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
$rootTag | string | The name of the root element. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
$useObjectTags | boolean | If object tags should be added | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
$useTraversableAsArray | boolean | Whether to interpret objects implementing the Traversable interface as arrays. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
$version | string | The XML version | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter

## Public Methods

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Method | Description | Defined By
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__call() | Calls the named method which is not a class method. | yii\base\Component
__clone() | This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one. | yii\base\Component
__construct() | Constructor. | yii\base\BaseObject
__get() | Returns the value of a component property. | yii\base\Component
__isset() | Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null. | yii\base\Component
__set() | Sets the value of a component property. | yii\base\Component
__unset() | Sets a component property to be null. | yii\base\Component
attachBehavior() | Attaches a behavior to this component. | yii\base\Component
attachBehaviors() | Attaches a list of behaviors to the component. | yii\base\Component
behaviors() | Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as. | yii\base\Component
canGetProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read. | yii\base\Component
canSetProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set. | yii\base\Component
className() | Returns the fully qualified name of this class. | yii\base\BaseObject
detachBehavior() | Detaches a behavior from the component. | yii\base\Component
detachBehaviors() | Detaches all behaviors from the component. | yii\base\Component
ensureBehaviors() | Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component. | yii\base\Component
format() | Formats the specified response. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
getBehavior() | Returns the named behavior object. | yii\base\Component
getBehaviors() | Returns all behaviors attached to this component. | yii\base\Component
hasEventHandlers() | Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event. | yii\base\Component
hasMethod() | Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined. | yii\base\Component
hasProperty() | Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component. | yii\base\Component
init() | Initializes the object. | yii\base\BaseObject
off() | Detaches an existing event handler from this component. | yii\base\Component
on() | Attaches an event handler to an event. | yii\base\Component
trigger() | Triggers an event. | yii\base\Component

## Protected Methods

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Method | Description | Defined By
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buildXml() |  | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
formatScalarValue() | Formats scalar value to use in XML text node. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
getValidXmlElementName() | Returns element name ready to be used in DOMElement if name is not empty, is not int and is valid. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter
isValidXmlName() | Checks if name is valid to be used in XML. | yii\web\XmlResponseFormatter

## Property Details

$contentType public property

The Content-Type header for the response

public string $contentType = 'application/xml'
$encoding public property

The XML encoding. If not set, it will use the value of yii\web\Response::$charset.

public string $encoding = null
$itemTag public property

The name of the elements that represent the array elements with numeric keys.

public string $itemTag = 'item'
$rootTag public property

The name of the root element. If set to false, null or is empty then no root tag should be added.

public string $rootTag = 'response'
$useObjectTags public property (available since version 2.0.11)

If object tags should be added

public boolean $useObjectTags = true
$useTraversableAsArray public property (available since version 2.0.7)

Whether to interpret objects implementing the Traversable interface as arrays. Defaults to `true`.

public boolean $useTraversableAsArray = true
$version public property

The XML version

public string $version = '1.0'

## Method Details

buildXml() protected method

protected void buildXml ( $element, $data )
$element | DOMElement |
$data | mixed |

format() public method

Formats the specified response.

public void format ( $response )
$response | yii\web\Response | The response to be formatted.

formatScalarValue() protected method (available since version 2.0.11)

Formats scalar value to use in XML text node.

protected string formatScalarValue ( $value )
$value | integer|string|boolean|float | A scalar value.
return | string | String representation of the value.

getValidXmlElementName() protected method (available since version 2.0.12)

Returns element name ready to be used in DOMElement if name is not empty, is not int and is valid.

Falls back to $itemTag otherwise.

protected string getValidXmlElementName ( $name )
$name | mixed |

isValidXmlName() protected method (available since version 2.0.12)

Checks if name is valid to be used in XML.

See also http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2519845/how-to-check-if-string-is-a-valid-xml-element-name/2519943#2519943.

protected boolean isValidXmlName ( $name )
$name | mixed |