repo_zf1/documentation/manual/en/module_specs/Zend_Ldap-API-Ldap-Ldif-Encoder.xml

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<sect3 id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap-ldif-encoder">
    <title>Zend_Ldif_Encoder</title>

    <table id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap-ldif-encoder.table">
        <title>Zend_Ldif_Encoder API</title>

        <tgroup cols="2">
            <thead>
                <row>
                    <entry>Method</entry>
                    <entry>Description</entry>
                </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>array decode(string $string)</code>
                        </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Decodes the string <varname>$string</varname> into an array of
                        <acronym>LDIF</acronym> items.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>string encode(scalar|array|Zend_Ldap_Node
                        $value, array $options)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Encode <varname>$value</varname> into a <acronym>LDIF</acronym> representation.
                        <varname>$options</varname> is an array that may contain the following
                        keys:
                        <variablelist>
                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>'sort'</code></term>
                                <listitem>
                                    <para>
                                        Sort the given attributes with <code>dn</code>
                                        following <code>objectClass</code> and following all other
                                        attributes sorted alphabetically. <constant>TRUE</constant> by
                                        default.
                                    </para>
                                </listitem>
                            </varlistentry>

                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>'version'</code></term>
                                <listitem>
                                    <para>
                                        The <acronym>LDIF</acronym> format version. <code>1</code> by
                                        default.
                                    </para>
                                </listitem>
                            </varlistentry>

                            <varlistentry>
                                <term><code>'wrap'</code></term>
                                <listitem>
                                <para>
                                    The line-length. <code>78</code> by default to
                                    conform to the <acronym>LDIF</acronym> specification.
                                </para>
                                </listitem>
                            </varlistentry>
                        </variablelist>
                    </entry>
                </row>
            </tbody>
        </tgroup>
    </table>
</sect3>