.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt .. _t3ds-parsing: ======================== Parsing a Data Structure ======================== You can convert a Data Structure XML document into a PHP array by using the function :php:`\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::xml2array()`. The reverse transformation is achieved using :php:`\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::array2xml()`. If the Data Structure uses referenced sheets, for example .. code-block:: xml fileadmin/sheets/default_sheet.xml fileadmin/sheets/welcome_sheet.xml Additional operations must be performed to resolve the sheet's content. See class :php:`FlexFormTools`.