SimpleXML
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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
[edit]- addAttribute()[8]
- addChild()
- asXML()
- attributes()
- children()
- __construct()
- getDocNamespaces()
- getName()
- getNamespaces()
- registerXPathNamespace()
- xpath()
- simplexml_import_dom
- simplexml_load_file
- simplexml_load_string
Error handling
[edit]It is possible to suppress all XML errors when loading the document and then iterate over the errors.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Introducing SimpleXML in PHP 5". 12 June 2006.
- ^ "PHP: SimpleXML - Manual".
- ^ Richards, Robert (2007-02-05). Pro PHP XML and Web Services. Apress. ISBN 9781430201397.
- ^ PHP.net SimpleXML intro
- ^ onlamp introduction to SimpleXML
- ^ w3schools SimpleXML Tutorial
- ^ "PHP Master | Parsing XML with SimpleXML". 11 February 2013.
- ^ "PHP: SimpleXMLElement::addAttribute - Manual".
- ^ "PHP: Dealing with XML errors - Manual".
External links
[edit]- PHP.net's SimpleXML manual
- AIP Conf. Proc. 1497, pp. 395-401; Speed up of XML parsers with PHP language implementation
- devshed SimpleXML Tutorial