Convert PHP Object to XML

[toskers25]

I have a PHP object that I'd like to convert to XML so that I can use SimpleXML to run an xpath on the data.

Can someone suggest some way to do this?

Basically, I have the following PHP object and I need to be able to search for certin nodes and bring back the information in them. The easiest way I could think of was xpath using SimpleXML. I'm open to other ideas.

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[folder] => stdClass Object
        (
            [id] => e105efd28e689c864bfa79c8e0daa32f
            [name] => 2011
            [parentFolderId] => e103a7ae8e689c864bfa79c80067db40
            [parentFolderPath] => career/assets/contest
            [path] => career/assets/contest/2011
            [lastModifiedDate] => 2011-05-11T21:45:53.339Z
            [lastModifiedBy] => admin
            [siteId] => 2602291d8e6894cd01e1c66ab23da966
            [siteName] => Test
            [metadata] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [author] => 
                    [displayName] => 
                    [endDate] => 
                    [keywords] => 
                    [metaDescription] => 
                    [reviewDate] => 
                    [startDate] => 
                    [summary] => 
                    [teaser] => 
                    [title] => 
                    [dynamicFields] => stdClass Object
                        (
                            [dynamicField] => stdClass Object
                                (
                                    [name] => Navigation Level
                                    [fieldValues] => stdClass Object
                                        (
                                            [fieldValue] => stdClass Object
                                                (
                                                    [value] => Undefined
                                                )

                                        )

                                )

                        )

                )

          
            [children] => stdClass Object
                (
                    [child] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => stdClass Object
                                (
                                    [id] => ea8275118e689c864bfa79c8945ce74b
                                    [path] => stdClass Object
                                        (
                                            [path] => career/assets/contest/2011/test-1.gif
                                            [siteId] => 2602291d8e6894cd01e1c66ab23da966
                                            [siteName] => 
                                        )

                                    [type] => file
                                    [recycled] => 
                                )

                            [1] => stdClass Object
                                (
                                    [id] => eaa50bd28e689c864bfa79c87085ead0
                                    [path] => stdClass Object
                                        (
                                            [path] => career/assets/contest/2011/test-2.gif
                                            [siteId] => 2602291d8e6894cd01e1c66ab23da966
                                            [siteName] => 
                                        )

                                    [type] => file
                                    [recycled] => 
                                )

                        )

                )

        )

)