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<?php
$string = 'router.format';
$array = array(
'router' => array(
'format' => 'xml',
),
);
$string = explode('.', $string);
$result = $array;
for($i = 0; $i < count($string); ++$i)
{
$key = $string[$i];
if(isset($result[$key]))
$result = $result[$key];
else
break;
}
print_r($result);