SimpleXMLElement->addChild (no version information, might be only in CVS) SimpleXMLElement->addChild --
Adds a child element to the XML node
DescriptionSimpleXMLElement SimpleXMLElement->addChild ( string name [, string value [, string namespace]] )
Adds a child element to the node and returns a SimpleXMLElement of the child.
Parameters
- name
The name of the child element to add.
- value
If specified, the value of the child element.
- namespace
If specified, the namespace to which the child element belongs.
Return Values
The addChild method returns a SimpleXMLElement
object representing the child added to the XML node.
Examples
Example 1. Add attributes and children to a SimpleXML element
<?php $sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xmlstr); // or use simplexml_load_string() $sxe->addAttribute('type', 'documentary');
$movie = $sxe->addChild('movie'); $movie->addChild('title', 'PHP2: More Parser Stories'); $movie->addChild('plot', 'This is all about the people who make it work.');
$characters = $movie->addChild('characters'); $character = $characters->addChild('character'); $character->addChild('name', 'Mr. Parser'); $character->addChild('actor', 'John Doe');
$rating = $movie->addChild('rating', '5'); $rating->addAttribute('type', 'stars'); echo $sxe->asXML();
?>
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