PHP xml_parse_into_struct() Function
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Definition and Usage
The xml_parse_into_struct() function parses XML data into an array.
This function parses the XML data into 2 arrays:
- Value array - containing the data from the parsed XML
- Index array - containing pointers to the location of the values in the
Value array
This function returns 1 on success, or 0 on
failure.
Syntax
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xml_parse_into_struct(parser,xml,value_arr,index_arr)
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| Parameter |
Description |
| parser |
Required. Specifies XML parser to use |
| xml |
Required. Specifies XML data to parse |
| value_arr |
Required. Specifies the target array for the XML data |
| index_arr |
Optional. Specifies the target array for index data |
Tips and Notes
Note: The xml_parse_into_struct() function returns 1 for success and 0
for failure. This is not the same as TRUE and FALSE.
Example
XML File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
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PHP Code
<?php
//invalid xml file
$xmlfile = 'test.xml';
$xmlparser = xml_parser_create();
// open a file and read data
$fp = fopen($xmlfile, 'r');
$xmldata = fread($fp, 4096);
xml_parse_into_struct($xmlparser,$xmldata,$values);
xml_parser_free($xmlparser);
print_r($values);
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[type] => open
[level] => 1
[value] =>
)
[1] => Array
(
[tag] => TO
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Tove
)
[2] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[3] => Array
(
[tag] => FROM
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Jani
)
[4] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[5] => Array
(
[tag] => HEADING
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Reminder
)
[6] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[7] => Array
(
[tag] => BODY
[type] => complete
[level] => 2
[value] => Don't forget me this weekend!
)
[8] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[value] =>
[type] => cdata
[level] => 1
)
[9] => Array
(
[tag] => NOTE
[type] => close
[level] => 1
)
)
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