PHP simplexml_load_string () function

Returns an iterative object, not an array definition and usage

The simplexml_load_string () function loads an XML string into the object.

If it fails, it returns false.

Grammar

Simplexml_load_file (String,class,options,ns,is_prefix)

Parameters	Description
String	Necessary. Specifies the XML string to use.
Class	Optional. Specifies the class of the new object.
Options	Optional. Specifies the additional Libxml parameters.
Ns	Optional.
Is_prefix	Optional.

return value

Returns an object of class simplexmlelement that contains the data in an XML document. If it fails, it returns false.

Example

simplexml_load_string($xmlstring); Var_dump ($xml);? >

Output:

Object (SimpleXMLElement) #1 (4) {["to"]=> string (4) "George" ["from"]=> string (4) "John" ["Heading"]=> string (8 "Reminder" ["Body"]=> string "Don ' t forget the meeting!"}

PHP SimpleXML functions

PHP simplexml_load_string () function