The ArrayIterator::unserialize() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to unserialize the serialize object.
Syntax:
void ArrayIterator::unserialize( string $serialized )
Parameters: This function accepts single parameter $serialized which holds the serialize array iterator object.
Return Value: This function returns the serialized ArrayIterator object of unserialized object.
Below programs illustrate the ArrayIterator::unserialize() function in PHP:
Program 1:
<?php // Declare an ArrayIterator $arrItr = new ArrayIterator(
array ( 'G' , 'e' , 'e' , 'k' , 's' )
); // Serialize the element $serialize = serialize( $arrItr );
// Display the output var_dump( $serialize );
// Unserialize the serialize element $unserialize = unserialize( $serialize );
// Display the result var_dump( $unserialize );
?> |
Output:
string(107) "C:13:"ArrayIterator":81:{x:i:0;a:5:{i:0;s:1:"G";i:1; s:1:"e";i:2;s:1:"e";i:3;s:1:"k";i:4;s:1:"s";};m:a:0:{}}" object(ArrayIterator)#2 (1) { ["storage":"ArrayIterator":private]=> array(5) { [0]=> string(1) "G" [1]=> string(1) "e" [2]=> string(1) "e" [3]=> string(1) "k" [4]=> string(1) "s" } }
Program 2:
<?php // Declare an ArrayIterator $arrItr = new ArrayIterator(
array (
"a" => "Geeks" ,
"b" => "for" ,
"c" => "Geeks"
)
); // Append some elements $arrItr ->append( "Computer" );
$arrItr ->append( "Science" );
$arrItr ->append( "Portal" );
// Serialize the element $serialize = serialize( $arrItr );
// Display the output var_dump( $serialize );
// Unserialize the element $unserialize = unserialize( $serialize );
// Display the output var_dump( $unserialize );
?> |
Output:
string(160) "C:13:"ArrayIterator":133:{x:i:0;a:6:{s:1:"a";s:5:"Geeks"; s:1:"b";s:3:"for";s:1:"c";s:5:"Geeks";i:0;s:8:"Computer";i:1; s:7:"Science";i:2;s:6:"Portal";};m:a:0:{}}" object(ArrayIterator)#2 (1) { ["storage":"ArrayIterator":private]=> array(6) { ["a"]=> string(5) "Geeks" ["b"]=> string(3) "for" ["c"]=> string(5) "Geeks" [0]=> string(8) "Computer" [1]=> string(7) "Science" [2]=> string(6) "Portal" } }
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/arrayiterator.unserialize.php