array|string|int|float|bool normalize(mixed $object, string $format = null, array $context = array())

Normalizes an object into a set of arrays/scalars.

Parameters

mixed	$object	Object to normalize
string	$format	Format the normalization result will be encoded as
array	$context	Context options for the normalizer

Return Value

array|string|int|float|bool

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException	Occurs when the object given is not an attempted type for the normalizer
CircularReferenceException	Occurs when the normalizer detects a circular reference when no circular reference handler can fix it
LogicException	Occurs when the normalizer is not called in an expected context

bool supportsNormalization(mixed $data, string $format = null)

Checks whether the given class is supported for normalization by this normalizer.

Parameters

mixed	$data	Data to normalize
string	$format	The format being (de-)serialized from or into

Return Value

bool