SimpleXMLElement->asXML (no version information, might be only in CVS) SimpleXMLElement->asXML --
Return a well-formed XML string based on SimpleXML element
Descriptionmixed SimpleXMLElement->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;
$xml = simplexml_load_string($string);
echo $xml->asXML(); // <?xml ... <a><b><c>text</c><c>stuff</c> ...
?>
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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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