diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
index 383f42853..864bc5c3f 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
@@ -591,33 +591,44 @@ class Doctrine_Collection extends Doctrine_Access implements Countable, Iterator
      */
     public function toArray($deep = false, $prefixKey = false)
     {
-        if ($deep) {
-            $data = array();
-            foreach ($this->data as $key => $record) {
-                
-                $key = $prefixKey ? get_class($record) . '_' .$key:$key;
-                
-                $data[$key] = $record->toArray($deep, $prefixKey);
-            }
-            return $data;
-        } else {
-            // this is preserved for backwards compatibility
-            // but could be replaced with above code
-            return $this->data;
+        $data = array();
+        foreach ($this->data as $key => $record) {
+            
+            $key = $prefixKey ? get_class($record) . '_' .$key:$key;
+            
+            $data[$key] = $record->toArray($deep, $prefixKey);
         }
+        
+        return $data;
     }
     public function fromArray($array)
     {
         $data = array();
-        foreach ($array as $key => $row) {
+        foreach ($array as $row) {
             $record = $this->_table->getRecord();
             $record->fromArray($row);
             
-            $data[$key] = $record;
+            $data[] = $record;
         }
         
         $this->data = $data;
     }
+    public function exportTo($type, $deep = false)
+    {
+        if ($type == 'array') {
+            return $this->toArray($deep);
+        } else {
+            return Doctrine_Parser::dump($this->toArray($deep, true), $type);
+        }
+    }
+    public function importFrom($type, $data)
+    {
+        if ($type == 'array') {
+            return $this->fromArray($data);
+        } else {
+            return $this->fromArray(Doctrine_Parser::load($data, $type));
+        }
+    }
     public function getDeleteDiff()
     {
         return array_udiff($this->_snapshot, $this->data, array($this, "compareRecords"));
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Parser/Xml.php b/lib/Doctrine/Parser/Xml.php
index e82539991..cb08a0ae4 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Parser/Xml.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Parser/Xml.php
@@ -87,18 +87,18 @@ class Doctrine_Parser_Xml extends Doctrine_Parser
 
         foreach ($children as $element => $value) {
             if ($value instanceof SimpleXMLElement) {
-                $values = (array)$value->children();
+                $values = (array) $value->children();
 
                 if (count($values) > 0) {
                     $return[$element] = $this->prepareData($value);
                 } else {
                     if (!isset($return[$element])) {
-                        $return[$element] = (string)$value;
+                        $return[$element] = (string) $value;
                     } else {
                         if (!is_array($return[$element])) {
-                            $return[$element] = array($return[$element], (string)$value);
+                            $return[$element] = array($return[$element], (string) $value);
                         } else {
-                            $return[$element][] = (string)$value;
+                            $return[$element][] = (string) $value;
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@ class Doctrine_Parser_Xml extends Doctrine_Parser
             return array();
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
index cb915f1e9..c7af6e8e6 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
@@ -1153,6 +1153,22 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Record extends Doctrine_Record_Abstract implements Count
             }
         }
     }
+    public function exportTo($type, $deep = false)
+    {
+        if ($type == 'array') {
+            return $this->toArray($deep);
+        } else {
+            return Doctrine_Parser::dump($this->toArray($deep, true), $type);
+        }
+    }
+    public function importFrom($type, $data)
+    {
+        if ($type == 'array') {
+            return $this->fromArray($data);
+        } else {
+            return $this->fromArray(Doctrine_Parser::load($data, $type));
+        }
+    }
     /**
      * exists
      * returns true if this record is persistent, otherwise false
diff --git a/playground/index.php b/playground/index.php
index da600034f..764990286 100644
--- a/playground/index.php
+++ b/playground/index.php
@@ -1,29 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 require_once('playground.php');
-
-if (isset($_REQUEST['server'])) {
-    require_once('connection.php');
-    require_once('models.php');
-    require_once('data.php');
-    
-    $name = 'Doctrine_Resource_Playground';
-    $config = array('models'    =>  $tables);
-                    
-    $server = Doctrine_Resource_Server::getInstance($name, $config);
-    $server->run($_REQUEST);
-    
-} else {
-    $url = 'http://localhost/~jwage/doctrine_trunk/playground/index.php?server';
-    $config = array('format' => 'xml');
-    
-    // Instantiate a new client
-    $client = Doctrine_Resource_Client::getInstance($url, $config);
-    
-    $query = new Doctrine_Resource_Query();
-    
-    $users = $query->from('User u, u.Phonenumber p, u.Email e, u.Address a')->execute();
-    
-    $json = Doctrine_Parser::load(Doctrine_Parser::dump($users->getFirst()->toArray(true, true), 'json'), 'json');
-    
-    print_r($json);
-}
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+require_once('connection.php');
+require_once('models.php');
+require_once('data.php');
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