simplexml_import_dom
(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
simplexml_import_dom — Get a SimpleXMLElement object from a DOM node
Description
simplexml_import_dom(SimpleXMLElement|DOMNode
$node, ?string $class_name = SimpleXMLElement::class): ?SimpleXMLElementThis function takes a node of a DOM document and makes it into a SimpleXML node. This new object can then be used as a native SimpleXML element.
Parameters
-
node -
A DOM Element node
-
class_name -
You may use this optional parameter so that simplexml_import_dom() will return an object of the specified class. That class should extend the SimpleXMLElement class.
Return Values
Returns a SimpleXMLElement or null on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Importing DOM
<?php
$dom = new DOMDocument;
$dom->loadXML('<books><book><title>blah</title></book></books>');
if (!$dom) {
echo 'Error while parsing the document';
exit;
}
$s = simplexml_import_dom($dom);
echo $s->book[0]->title;
?>
The above example will output:
blah
See Also
- dom_import_simplexml() - Gets a DOMElement object from a SimpleXMLElement object
- Basic SimpleXML usage
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