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SimpleXMLElement->asXML()

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SimpleXMLElement->asXML() -- Return a well-formed XML string based on SimpleXML element

Description

class SimpleXMLElement {

mixed asXML ( [string filename] )

}

The asXML method formats the parent object's data in XML version 1.0.

Parameters

filename: If specified, the function writes the data to the file rather than returning it.

Return Values

If the filename isn't specified, this function returns a string on success and FALSE on error. If the parameter is specified, it returns TRUE if the file was written successfully and FALSE otherwise.

Examples

Example 1. Get XML


<?php
$string = <<<XML
<a>
 <b>
  <c>text</c>
  <c>stuff</c>
 </b>
 <d>
  <c>code</c>
 </d>
</a>
XML;

$xml = new SimpleXMLElement($string);

echo $xml->asXML(); // <?xml ... <a><b><c>text</c><c>stuff</c> ...

?>

asXML also works on Xpath results:

Example 2. Using asXML() on Xpath results


<?php
// Continued from example XML above.

/* Search for <a><b><c> */
$result = $xml->xpath('/a/b/c');

while(list( , $node) = each($result)) {
    echo $node->asXML(); // <c>text</c> and <c>stuff</c>
}
?>

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