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The RecursiveTreeIterator class

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Introduction

Allows iterating over a RecursiveIterator to generate an ASCII graphic tree.

Class synopsis

class RecursiveTreeIterator extends RecursiveIteratorIterator {
/* Inherited constants */
/* Constants */
public const int BYPASS_CURRENT ;
public const int BYPASS_KEY ;
public const int PREFIX_LEFT ;
public const int PREFIX_MID_HAS_NEXT = 1;
public const int PREFIX_MID_LAST = 2;
public const int PREFIX_END_HAS_NEXT = 3;
public const int PREFIX_END_LAST = 4;
public const int PREFIX_RIGHT = 5;
/* Methods */
public __construct (
RecursiveIterator |IteratorAggregate $iterator,
int $flags = RecursiveTreeIterator::BYPASS_KEY,
int $cachingIteratorFlags = CachingIterator::CATCH_GET_CHILD,
int $mode = RecursiveTreeIterator::SELF_FIRST
)
public beginChildren (): void
public callHasChildren (): bool
public current (): mixed
public endChildren (): void
public endIteration (): void
public getEntry (): string
public getPostfix (): string
public getPrefix (): string
public key (): mixed
public next (): void
public nextElement (): void
public rewind (): void
public setPostfix (string $postfix): void
public setPrefixPart (int $part, string $value): void
public valid (): bool
/* Inherited methods */
}

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matthieu88160
8 years ago
$it = new RecursiveArrayIterator(array(1, 2, array(3, 4, array(5, 6, 7), 8), 9, 10));
$tit = new RecursiveTreeIterator($it);

foreach( $tit as $key => $value ){
echo $value . PHP_EOL;
}

/* Will output

|-1
|-2
|-Array
| |-3
| |-4
| |-Array
| | |-5
| | |-6
| | \-7
| \-8
|-9
\-10

*/
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