SimpleXMLElement->asXML

(no version information, might be only in CVS)

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

说明

mixed SimpleXMLElement->asXML ( [string filename] )

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

参数

filename

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

返回值

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.

范例

例子 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> ...

?>

asXML also works on Xpath results:

例子 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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daevid at daevid dot com
31-Mar-2006 06:35
note that asXML($file) will overwrite the file, not append to it.