Sets xmlrpc type, base64 or datetime, for a PHP string value

xmlrpc_server_register_method
Windows Only Extensions
XML-RPC Functions
PHP Manual

# xmlrpc_set_type

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

xmlrpc_set_type — Sets xmlrpc type, base64 or datetime, for a PHP string value

### Description

bool xmlrpc_set_type ( string `&$value` , string `$type` )

Sets xmlrpc type, base64 or datetime, for a PHP string value.

Warning

This function is EXPERIMENTAL. The behaviour of this function, its name, and surrounding documentation may change without notice in a future release of PHP. This function should be used at your own risk.

### Parameters

`value`

  Value to set the type

`type`

  'base64' or 'datetime'

### Return Values

Returns `TRUE` on success or `FALSE` on failure. If successful, `value` is converted to an object.

### Examples

Example #1 A xmlrpc_set_type() example

`<?php
$params = date("Ymd\TH:i:s", time());
xmlrpc_set_type($params, 'datetime');
echo xmlrpc_encode($params);
?>`

The above example will output something similar to:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <params>
    <param>
     <value>
      <dateTime.iso8601>20090322T23:43:03</dateTime.iso8601>
     </value>
    </param>
    </params>

### Errors/Exceptions

Issues E_WARNING with type unsupported by XMLRPC.

xmlrpc_server_register_method
Windows Only Extensions
XML-RPC Functions
PHP Manual