How to convert simplexmlobject into an array

[bandy]

I have XML that I am not able to get it into an array.

 
<users>
           <user>
                    <id>1  </id>
                    <nm> xyz </nm>
                    <joined>
                                <date>  </date>
                                <venue>  </date>
                    </joined>
            </user>
 </users>

This xml is in:

    $data1 = simplexml_load_string($xml);

[Markus]

Why do you need it as an array? You can cast it to an array. However, you'll have to do that for each nested object.

<?php
$x = new stdClass;
$x->y = new stdClass;
$x->y->a = 1;
$x->y->b = 2;
$x->r = 1;
$x->e = 3;

var_dump((array)$x);

[bandy]

Why do you need it as an array? You can cast it to an array. However, you'll have to do that for each nested object.

<?php
$x = new stdClass;
$x->y = new stdClass;
$x->y->a = 1;
$x->y->b = 2;
$x->r = 1;
$x->e = 3;

var_dump((array)$x);

I didn't get above code. Can you please elaborate on this because working with this first time? Actually I am developing an app in which I need to convert this simple xml object into simple array. I was able to convert into an array when there was one simplexmlobject , but this array has more than one such objects.

I will really appreciate your help.