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SimpleXML Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimpleXML

Not to be confused with the variant of the XML language, Simple XML.

SimpleXML is a PHP extension that allows users to easily[1][2] manipulate/use XML data. It was introduced in PHP 5 as an object oriented approach to the XML DOM providing an object that can be processed with normal property selectors and array iterators.[3][4] It represents an easy way of getting an element's attributes and textual content if you know the XML document's structure or layout.[5]

Compared to DOM or the Expat parser, SimpleXML takes a fewer lines of code to read text data from an element.[6][7]

Functions

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  • addAttribute()[8]
  • addChild()
  • asXML()
  • attributes()
  • children()
  • __construct()
  • getDocNamespaces()
  • getName()
  • getNamespaces()
  • registerXPathNamespace()
  • xpath()
  • simplexml_import_dom
  • simplexml_load_file
  • simplexml_load_string

Error handling

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It is possible to suppress all XML errors when loading the document and then iterate over the errors.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Introducing SimpleXML in PHP 5". 12 June 2006.
  2. ^ "PHP: SimpleXML - Manual".
  3. ^ Richards, Robert (2007-02-05). Pro PHP XML and Web Services. Apress. ISBN 9781430201397.
  4. ^ PHP.net SimpleXML intro
  5. ^ onlamp introduction to SimpleXML
  6. ^ w3schools SimpleXML Tutorial
  7. ^ "PHP Master | Parsing XML with SimpleXML". 11 February 2013.
  8. ^ "PHP: SimpleXMLElement::addAttribute - Manual".
  9. ^ "PHP: Dealing with XML errors - Manual".
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