SimpleXMLElement::__toString
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SimpleXMLElement::__toString — Returns the string content
Description
Returns text content that is directly in this element. Does not return text content that is inside this element's children.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the string content on success or an empty string on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Get string content
<?php
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<a>1 <b>2 </b>3</a>');
echo $xml;
?>
The above example will output:
1 3