The SimpleXMLElement class
Introduction
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Represents an element in an XML document.
Class synopsis
/* Methods */
public
__construct(
string
int
bool
string
bool
)
string
$data,
int
$options = 0,
bool
$dataIsURL = false,
string
$namespaceOrPrefix = "",
bool
$isPrefix = false
)
public addAttribute(string $qualifiedName, string $value, ?string $namespace = null): void
public addChild(string $qualifiedName, ?string $value = null, ?string $namespace = null): ?SimpleXMLElement
public asXML(?string $filename = null): string|bool
public attributes(?string $namespaceOrPrefix = null, bool $isPrefix = false): ?SimpleXMLElement
public children(?string $namespaceOrPrefix = null, bool $isPrefix = false): ?SimpleXMLElement
public count(): int
public getDocNamespaces(bool $recursive = false, bool $fromRoot = true): array|false
public getName(): string
public getNamespaces(bool $recursive = false): array
public registerXPathNamespace(string $prefix, string $namespace): bool
public __toString(): string
public xpath(string $expression): array|null|false}
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 | SimpleXMLElement implements Stringable, Countable, and RecursiveIterator now. |
Table of Contents
- SimpleXMLElement::addAttribute — Adds an attribute to the SimpleXML element
- SimpleXMLElement::addChild — Adds a child element to the XML node
- SimpleXMLElement::asXML — Return a well-formed XML string based on SimpleXML element
- SimpleXMLElement::attributes — Identifies an element's attributes
- SimpleXMLElement::children — Finds children of given node
- SimpleXMLElement::__construct — Creates a new SimpleXMLElement object
- SimpleXMLElement::count — Counts the children of an element
- SimpleXMLElement::getDocNamespaces — Returns namespaces declared in document
- SimpleXMLElement::getName — Gets the name of the XML element
- SimpleXMLElement::getNamespaces — Returns namespaces used in document
- SimpleXMLElement::registerXPathNamespace — Creates a prefix/ns context for the next XPath query
- SimpleXMLElement::saveXML — Alias of SimpleXMLElement::asXML
- SimpleXMLElement::__toString — Returns the string content
- SimpleXMLElement::xpath — Runs XPath query on XML data
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