SimpleXMLElement->asXML()

(no version information, might be only in CVS)

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

Beskrivelse

class SimpleXMLElement {

mixed asXML ( [string filename] )

}

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

Parameterliste

filename

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

Returneringsværdier

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.

Eksempler

Eksempel 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:

Eksempel 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>
}
?>