PHP simplexml_import_dom() Function
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Definition and Usage
The simplexml_import_dom() converts a DOM node to a SimpleXMLElement object.
This function returns FALSE on
failure.
Syntax
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simplexml_import_dom(data,class)
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| Parameter |
Description |
| data |
Required. Specifies the DOM node to use |
| class |
Optional. Specifies the class of the new object |
Example
<?php
$dom = new domDocument;
$dom->loadXML('<note><from>Jani</from></note>');
$xml = simplexml_import_dom($dom);
echo $xml->from;
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
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